prostasis

[ proh-stey-sis ]

noun,plural pro·sta·ses [proh-stey-seez]. /proʊˈsteɪ siz/.
  1. (in a classical temple) a pronaos or prostas before a cella.

Origin of prostasis

1
<Greek próstasis;see pro-2, stasis

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