stoa
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
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How to use stoa in a sentence
This portico became famous in Athens, and was called (stoa)—-the Porch.
Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers | Charles Bradlaugh, A. Collins, and J. WattsFrom this stoa the school derived its name, the students being called the Stoics.
Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers | Charles Bradlaugh, A. Collins, and J. WattsThere is an evident development in the Roman law toward a more humane conception of slavery; this is due to the stoa.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation | Ernst Von DobschutzMany of his words have parallels in the Jewish literature as well as in the writings of the stoa.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation | Ernst Von DobschutzHe founded his school a year or two before Zeno founded the stoa, so that the two schools from the first ran parallel in time.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy | W. T. Stace
British Dictionary definitions for stoa
/ (ˈstəʊə) /
a covered walk that has a colonnade on one or both sides, esp as used in ancient Greece
Origin of stoa
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