in antis

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[in an-tis] / ˌɪn ˈæn tɪs /

adjective

Architecture.

1. noting or pertaining to a classical temple in which the antae extend to form the sides of a recessed portico, which has a row of columns.

2. noting or pertaining to the row of columns or the portico in such a building.

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Etymology

Origin of in antis

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin in antīs, literally “in, between the pilasters” (ablative plural of antae ); see origin at anta ( def. )

Example Sentences

This structure, which was in the form of a small Doric temple in antis, appears to have suffered from the building above it having been shaken down by an earthquake.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 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

Such a portico is said to be in antis.

From Architecture Classic and Early Christian by Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger)

Its shape is an oblong square, one of the long sides forming the front, where was a portica of eight columns in antis: the columns, three feet in diameter, are lying on the ground.

From Travels in Syria and the Holy Land by Burckhardt, John Lewis

This type of temple is called a templum in antis.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow