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Ante-Choir

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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The term given to the space enclosed in a church between the outer gate or railing of the rood screen and the door of the screen; sometimes there is only one rail, gate or door, but in Westminster Abbey it is equal in depth to one bay of the nave. The ante-choir is also called the "fore choir."

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ante-Choir'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/ante-choir.html. 1910.
 
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