opisthodomos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella.

Word forms

opisthodomos opisthodomoi

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀπισθόδομος (opisthódomos, “back room”), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen) + δόμος (dómos).

Synonyms

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