abaton
Meanings
noun
- An enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
- Any one of the sacred cult sites where a body part of the dismembered Osiris was claimed to be buried.
- An inaccessible or restricted part of a sacred building.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton), nominalized neuter form of ἄβατος (ábatos, “inaccessible”).
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