in antis

[ in an-tis ]

adjective

, Architecture.

1. noting or pertaining to a classical temple in which the antae extend to form the sides of a recessed portico, which has a row of columns.
2. noting or pertaining to the row of columns or the portico in such a building.

Word History and Origins

Origin of in antis¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin in antīs, literally “in, between the pilasters” (ablative plural of antae ); anta ( def )

Example Sentences

In front was a portico-in-antis, in which the caryatide figures standing on pedestals took the place of columns.

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