stoa
Americannoun
plural
stoas, stoai, stoaenoun
Etymology
Origin of stoa
First recorded in 1595–1605, stoa is from the Greek word stoá
Example Sentences
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The Stoics were so named because Zeno instructed his students in the stoa poikile, or “painted porch” in the Athenian agora.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The Stoics were so called, because their founder gave his lectures in the Athenian stoa, or porch, called “Pœ´cilê.”
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
Stoics, the disciples of Zeno; derived their name from the stoa or portico in Athens where their master taught and founded the school in 340 B.C.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
The stoa may be defined as a building having an open range of columns on at least one side.
From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow
The word "basilica" is a Latinized form of the Greek adjective βασιλική, "royal," and some feminine substantive, such as domus, or stoa, must be understood with it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
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