pronaos

American  

[proh-ney-os] / proʊˈneɪ ɒs /

noun

plural

pronaoi

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

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Etymology

Origin of pronaos

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

Example Sentences

The pronaos and opisthodomos were each bounded by two Doric columns between antae, surmounted by metopes.

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

Upon the podium there remain some vestiges of the twelve columns thatPg 42 formed the front portico or pronaos.

From The Wonders of Pompeii by Monnier, Marc

Also the colonnade, which was originally continued round the upper end of the court, or, where there was no court, along the fa�ade of the temple, became now the pronaos, so forming an additional chamber.

From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)

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

The pronaos gave admittance to the sanctuary, the holy of holies, an immeasurable empty space, without image, without altar, without anything.

From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis