naos
Americannoun
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rare an ancient classical temple
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architect another name for cella
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of naos
First recorded in 1765–75, naos is from the Greek word nāós dwelling of a god, inner part of a temple, shrine
Example Sentences
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Team historians were particularly intrigued by black granite pieces from a Menouthis naos, or shrine, on which hieroglyphics revealed the roots of classical astrology.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cella or naos was built to enshrine the chryselephantine statue of Athena by Pheidias.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
No. 571, like the Barcelona MS., has: "y las naos de alli se enpeguen el dicho yncenso el qual le vale alli de ciento cinquenta mrs el quintal."
From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Barbosa, Duarte
At daybreak, September 25, 1493, seventeen ships, three carácas of one hundred tons each, two naos, and twelve caravels, sailed from Cadiz amid the ringing of bells and the enthusiastic Godspeeds of thousands of spectators.
From The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation by Van Middeldyk, R. A. (Rudolph Adams)
The large oblong hall was the naos or cella.
From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir
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