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 is supported by two, three, or even four rows of columns, according to the size of the edifice.

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

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 twelve sculptured metopes of the temple do not belong to the exterior frieze, whose metopes were plain, but to a second frieze, placed above the columns and antae of pronaos and opisthodomos.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow

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

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.