单词 | naos |
释义 | naosn. Esp. in ancient Greece: a temple; the inner cell or sanctuary of a temple. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > temple > [noun] templec825 minsterc1175 washing-templea1382 sacraryc1384 fane14.. naos1775 1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia Minor 256 Over the entrance of the Naos was a vast stone. 1858 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery I. 166 Sometimes the whole of a naos, or chapel, was constructed of tiles. 1895 A. H. Sayce Egypt of Hebrews 208 Fragments of red granite from some gigantic naos. 1944 Speculum 19 198 A continuous passage was secured from the steps of the..west portico, through both chambers of the naos, into the pronaos, or vestibule. 1968 J. E. Gordon New Sci. Strong Materials v. 120 To preserve the ivory from becoming brittle and cracking, the statue [of Athene in the Parthenon] was surrounded by a shallow pool of water which..maintained the humidity high in the naos. 1995 Speculum 70 922 Svetlana Tomeković presents the iconographic program of the fresco decoration of Neophyto's cell..and of the naos. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1775 |
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