temenos

American  

[tem-uh-nahs] / ˈtɛm əˌnɑs /

noun

plural

temenoi, temene

1. Greek Antiquity. a sacred piece of ground, especially the site of a temple or the grounds immediately surrounding it.

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Example Sentences

The simple and convenient order would have been: Hekatompedon, Erechtheum, temple or temenos of Pandrosus.

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

The ruins of this, however, have not yet been found, but far away towards the northern end of the ruin a small temple and temenos of Aphroditê have been brought to light.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

This is a sacred "temenos," an inviolate grove, set apart to some god; and within the fences of the compound no mortal dare set foot under pain of direful sacrilege and pollution.

From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns

The figure is painted white with a red stripe down each side.—From the temenos of Apollo.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

It is situated within the great wall, which is that of the temenos of Neit.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)