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‖ cella|ˈsɛlə| [Lat.] The body of the temple, as distinct from the portico and other external structures; = cell 6.
1676F. Vernon in Phil. Trans. XI. 578 The length of its cella is but 73 feet, the breadth, 26. 1846Ellis Elgin Marb. I. 24 It consisted of a cella, flanked by a double row of pillars. 1878B. Taylor in N. Amer. Rev. CXXVI. 118 The cella of the temple was nearly seventy feet wide. |