pronaos

American  

[proh-ney-os] / proʊˈneɪ ɒs /

noun

pronaoi plural

1. (in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• pronaoi
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pronaos

From the Greek word prónāos, dating back to 1605–15. See pro- ², naos

Example Sentences

Fragment of the capital of one of the Doric columns of the pronaos or opisthodomos, including the lower part of the echinus, and the upper part of the flutings.

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

And, on the same account, the Romans placed a Sphynx in the pronaos, or porch, of their temples.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 265, July 21, 1827 by Various

The temple was decastyle, dipteral, with pronaos and vestibule, but no opisthodomos.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

There was in large temples a porch of approach, the pronaos, and another behind, the opisthodomos.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

If I had attempted to reply in full to the criticisms to which I have referred, I know not what extent of ground would have been covered by my pronaos.

From Evolution and Ethics by Huxley, Thomas Henry