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

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

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

The intervening central chamber of proportions in harmony with those of the north porch was to contain the thalassa and the sacred olive, which would require that the temple be in part hypaethral.

From Problems in Periclean Buildings by Elderkin, G. W. (George Wicker)