hypaethral

British  

/ hɪˈpiːθrəl, haɪ- /

adjective

1. (esp of a classical temple) having no roof

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Etymology

Origin of hypaethral

C18: from Latin hypaethrus uncovered, from Greek hupaithros, from _hypo- + aithros clear sky

Example Sentences

But they must all be brought together in line before the grand portals of Nature's hypaethral temple will open to her chosen student.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 by Various

First there is the temple in antis, or ναος ἑν παραστἁσιν as it is called in Greek; then the prostyle, amphiprostyle, peripteral, pseudodipteral, dipteral, and hypaethral.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

Nor did the Romans construct hypaethral or uncovered temples with internal columns, like the Greeks.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements by Lord, John

I have called this imaginary temple hypaethral, because the master left nine openings in the flattened surface of the central vault.

From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington

Nor did the Romans construct hypaethral temples, or uncovered, with internal columns, like the Greeks.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John