epinaos

epinaos
/ep'euh nay"os/, n., pl. epinaoi /-nay"oy/.
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple. Also called opisthodomos, posticum. Cf. pronaos.
[EPI- + NAOS]

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  • opisthodomos — /op is thod euh meuhs, mos /, n., pl. opisthodomoses. 1. Also called posticum. a small room in the cella of a classical temple, as for a treasury. 2. epinaos. [1690 1700; < Gk opisthódomos, equiv. to opistho OPISTHO + dómos house] * * * …   Universalium

  • posticum — /po stuy keuhm/, n., pl. postica / keuh/. 1. epinaos. 2. opisthodomos (def. 1). [1695 1705; < L posticum backdoor, back part (of a building), n. use of neut. of posticus. See POSTICOUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • pronaos — /proh nay os/, n., pl. pronaoi / nay oy/. (in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella. Also called anticum. Cf. epinaos. [1605 15; < Gk prónaos. See PRO 2, NAOS] * * * …   Universalium

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