Chrismon

Christ symbol composed of the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ, "chi" and "rho".

Chuppah

A canopy under which a marriage ceremony is performed.

Church

An edifice or place of assemblage specifically set apart for Christian worship.

Church House

A building used for the social and secular activities of a parish.

Church Stile

Old English for Pulpit.

Churriguersque Architecture

The lavishly ornamented Spanish Baroque style of the early 18th century named after the architect Jose' Churriguera.

Cimbia

A band or fillet around the shaft of a column.

Cimborio

A lantern or cupola above or nearly above the high altar in Spanish architecture.

Ciborium

Cimeliarch

The treasury of a church for storing valuable such as ceremonial garb and holy objects.

Cinerarium

A depository for urns containing the ashes of the dead.

Cinquefoil Arch

A five-lobed pattern divided by cusps.

Circular Arch

An arch whose intrados takes the form of a segment of a circle.

Clerestory

An upper zone of wall pierced with windows that admit light to the center of a sanctuary.

Clerestory

A window installed in an the upper zone which brings lights down to the sanctuary.

Cloister

Clustered Column

A number of columns which a grouped together and physically connected so they act as a single structural element.

Coffering

A ceiling with deeply recessed panels, often highly ornamented.

Colonial Architecture

Architecture transplanted from the motherlands to overseas colonies, such as Portuguese Colonial architecture in Brazil, Dutch Colonial architecture in New York and especially English Georgian architecture of the 18th century in the North American and Australian colonies and territories.

Colonial Pew End

A pew end typically finished in bright white paint or lacquer with a decorative inlay and a wood finished cap and base.

The photo to the right is that of a colonial waterfall pew end.