- a variation of hypethral.
hypaethral
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of hypaethral
C18: from Latin hypaethrus uncovered, from Greek hupaithros, from hypo- + aithros clear sky
Example Sentences
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The smoke of thy altar-fires, the steam of thy incense, and the odors of thy sanctity rise from every hypaethral shrine in Rome.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 by Various
Equally irregular are the Riwaks, or porches, surrounding the hypaethral court.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
As far as I could discover, the tradition has no foundation, and in old times there was no garden in the hypaethral court.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
If another desires to amass historical and archaeological facts, measurements of hypaethral temples, modes of burial, folk-lore, fortification, God forbid that I should throw cold water on the quest.
From At Large by Benson, Arthur Christopher
But when he crosses the last threshold he finds this mid-most sanctuary to be a hypaethral temple, and in its custody and care a simple earth and a space of sky.
From Hearts of Controversy by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
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