sekos

[ see-kos ]

noun

1. (in ancient Greece)
   1. a sanctuary.
   2. the cella of a temple.
2. any of various other shrines or sanctuaries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sekos¹

First recorded in 1810–20, sekos is from the Greek word sēkós enclosed area

Example Sentences

Of these the rear was 20 cubits square, forming the Holy of Holies, the sekos of the Egyptian temples.

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