epinaos

[ ep-uh-ney-os ]

/ ˌɛp əˈneɪ ɒs /

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noun, plural ep·i·na·oi [ep-uh-ney-oi] /ˌɛp əˈneɪ ɔɪ/.

a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.

Nearby words

epimorphism, epimorphosis, epimyocardium, epimysiotomy, epimysium, epinaos, epinasty, epinephrine, epinephrine reversal, epinephros, epineural

Compare pronaos.

Origin of epinaos

Also called opisthodomos, posticum.

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Examples from the Web for epinaos

Terminations similar to pilasters upon the ends of the lateral walls of the cella, in pronaos and epinaos.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber