porticusn.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːtᵻkəs/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrdəkəs/

Inflections: Plural porticus, porticuses.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin porticus.

Etymology: < classical Latin porticus colonnade, arcade, porch, spec. the colonnade at Athens in which Zeno used to teach, sometimes used as a symbol of Stoic philosophy, in post-classical Latin also side-chapel (from 8th cent. in British sources) < porta port n.³ + -icus -ic suffix. Compare earlier portic n. and portico n.

a. Architecture. A formal entrance to a classical temple, church, or other building, consisting of columns at regular intervals supporting a roof often in the form of a pediment; a covered colonnade in this style; = portico n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > porches, balconies, etc. > [noun] > portico

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peridrome1623

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loggia1742

chabutra1827

portal1844

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > walk > covered walk

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cradle-walka1684

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > ambulatory > portico or arcade

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veranda1873

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > columned structure > structure with specific arrangement of columns

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monopteros1706

pseudoperipteros1706

periptery1708

tambour1823

monopteral1845

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > foot(-)path > in a garden or pleasure-ground > shaded or bordered by trees

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cradle-walka1684

berceau1699

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. ii. ii. 140 Not farre thence towards the fish market, was the Porticus of Octauia, sister to Augustus.

1685 H. More Paralipomena Prophetica xxxii. 289 Porticus's likewise ran through the whole Ground-plot of the Temple.

1728 R. Castell Villas of Ancients Illustr. ii. 71 Adjoining to the inner Part of the Pedestal, on each Side the upper Part of the square Area, are two oblong Fish Ponds opposite to the Porticus.

1783 T. Pennant Journey Chester to London (new ed.) 234 On the outside of the part which forms the approach is the piazza, or porticus, with a range of pillars of the Tuscan order in front.

1850 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 5) I. 371 This porticus [by Cuthbert Tunstall at Durham] is a long gallery still in existence.

1870 T. Chase in tr. Horace Wks. Index 416 He built the Pantheon (so called), to which a porticus is attached.

1928 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 18 105 Its outer porticus, like that of the Basilica Julia on the opposite side of the Forum, had only one storey (not two, as Huelsen).

1997 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 101 316/2 While providing a suitably grand entrance to the imperial fora from the east, the porticus carefully masked the character of its neighbors from visitors coming from the Argiletum.

†b. Ancient Greek Philosophy. The colonnade in the agora in ancient Athens, where the Stoic philosophers met; (hence) a forum for philosophical thought or study; = portico n. 1a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Stoicism

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stoicalness1727

Zenonism1789

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 110 Sleep not in the Dogma's of the Peripatus, Academy, or Porticus. Be a moralist of the Mount.

1697 T. Cheek in Earl of Rochester et al. Familiar Lett. (ed. 2) I. 94 There is no shade amongst us, so propossest with the Principles of the Porticus.., that does not hear your Praises with pleasure.

1750 P. Francis in tr. Horace Wks. (ed. 4) III. 173 (note) The Porticus was a famous Gallery at Athens, where Zeno held his School.

2. An aisle or transept on the north or south side of an Anglo-Saxon church, containing a chapel. historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > transept > [noun] > containing chapel

porticus1888

1888 C. C. Hodges Abbey of St. Andrew, Hexham iii. 16 We may assume the word porticus to mean side chapels at the east and west ends of the aisles, as at Brixworth, on transepts, as at Norton, Stow, Sompting, and the church in Dover Castle.

1911 A. H. Thompson Ground Plan Eng. Parish Church ii. 35 A feature of the early cathedral and of St Pancras at Canterbury, was the projection of porticus, porches or side chapels, from the nave. These were entered by archways pierced in the centre of the lateral walls.

1959 H. M. Taylor in P. Clemoes Anglo-Saxons 142 From the earliest days the Saxon builders showed a fondness for separate chapels, or porticus, opening from the naves or chancels of their churches through comparatively small doorways.

1968 J. W. Parker Great Church of St. Mary, Stow in Lindsey 11 What, we may ask, is the reason for the Saxon doorway into the transept? Did it lead to a porticus or chapel?

1996 Speculum 71 724 This first edifice was soon replaced by two stone buildings in which the basic type remained the same, later augmented by annexes for burial purposes, similar to the porticus of early Anglo-Saxon churches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	porticus
释义	porticusn. Brit. /ˈpɔːtᵻkəs/, U.S. /ˈpɔrdəkəs/ Inflections: Plural porticus, porticuses. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin porticus. Etymology: < classical Latin porticus colonnade, arcade, porch, spec. the colonnade at Athens in which Zeno used to teach, sometimes used as a symbol of Stoic philosophy, in post-classical Latin also side-chapel (from 8th cent. in British sources) < porta port n.³ + -icus -ic suffix. Compare earlier portic n. and portico n. 1. a. Architecture. A formal entrance to a classical temple, church, or other building, consisting of columns at regular intervals supporting a roof often in the form of a pediment; a covered colonnade in this style; = portico n. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > porches, balconies, etc. > [noun] > portico porcha1382 oriel1478 portico1607 porticus1617 peridrome1623 portice1623 exedra1706 lodge1742 loggia1742 chabutra1827 portal1844 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > walk > covered walk porticus1617 portico1666 cradle-walka1684 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > ambulatory > portico or arcade alurec1325 alley1363 gallerya1500 aluring1501 cloisterc1540 pawn1548 stoa1603 portico1607 row1610 porticus1617 corridor1620 piazza1642 xystus1664 arcade1731 veranda1873 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > columned structure > structure with specific arrangement of columns diastyle1563 portico1607 porticus1617 peripterosa1652 systyle1664 pseudoperipter1692 monopter1696 peripter1696 pycnostylea1706 amphiprostyle1706 araeostyle1706 dipteros1706 monopteros1706 pseudoperipteros1706 periptery1708 tambour1823 monopteral1845 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > foot(-)path > in a garden or pleasure-ground > shaded or bordered by trees alleyc1405 arbour1573 walk1596 porticus1617 frescade1656 pergola?1664 portico1666 cradle-walka1684 berceau1699 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. ii. ii. 140 Not farre thence towards the fish market, was the Porticus of Octauia, sister to Augustus. 1685 H. More Paralipomena Prophetica xxxii. 289 Porticus's likewise ran through the whole Ground-plot of the Temple. 1728 R. Castell Villas of Ancients Illustr. ii. 71 Adjoining to the inner Part of the Pedestal, on each Side the upper Part of the square Area, are two oblong Fish Ponds opposite to the Porticus. 1783 T. Pennant Journey Chester to London (new ed.) 234 On the outside of the part which forms the approach is the piazza, or porticus, with a range of pillars of the Tuscan order in front. 1850 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 5) I. 371 This porticus [by Cuthbert Tunstall at Durham] is a long gallery still in existence. 1870 T. Chase in tr. Horace Wks. Index 416 He built the Pantheon (so called), to which a porticus is attached. 1928 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 18 105 Its outer porticus, like that of the Basilica Julia on the opposite side of the Forum, had only one storey (not two, as Huelsen). 1997 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 101 316/2 While providing a suitably grand entrance to the imperial fora from the east, the porticus carefully masked the character of its neighbors from visitors coming from the Argiletum. †b. Ancient Greek Philosophy. The colonnade in the agora in ancient Athens, where the Stoic philosophers met; (hence) a forum for philosophical thought or study; = portico n. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Stoicism porch?a1425 portico1579 stoicism1626 porticusa1682 stoicalness1727 Zenonism1789 a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 110 Sleep not in the Dogma's of the Peripatus, Academy, or Porticus. Be a moralist of the Mount. 1697 T. Cheek in Earl of Rochester et al. Familiar Lett. (ed. 2) I. 94 There is no shade amongst us, so propossest with the Principles of the Porticus.., that does not hear your Praises with pleasure. 1750 P. Francis in tr. Horace Wks. (ed. 4) III. 173 (note) The Porticus was a famous Gallery at Athens, where Zeno held his School. 2. An aisle or transept on the north or south side of an Anglo-Saxon church, containing a chapel. historical. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > transept > [noun] > containing chapel porticus1888 1888 C. C. Hodges Abbey of St. Andrew, Hexham iii. 16 We may assume the word porticus to mean side chapels at the east and west ends of the aisles, as at Brixworth, on transepts, as at Norton, Stow, Sompting, and the church in Dover Castle. 1911 A. H. Thompson Ground Plan Eng. Parish Church ii. 35 A feature of the early cathedral and of St Pancras at Canterbury, was the projection of porticus, porches or side chapels, from the nave. These were entered by archways pierced in the centre of the lateral walls. 1959 H. M. Taylor in P. Clemoes Anglo-Saxons 142 From the earliest days the Saxon builders showed a fondness for separate chapels, or porticus, opening from the naves or chancels of their churches through comparatively small doorways. 1968 J. W. Parker Great Church of St. Mary, Stow in Lindsey 11 What, we may ask, is the reason for the Saxon doorway into the transept? Did it lead to a porticus or chapel? 1996 Speculum 71 724 This first edifice was soon replaced by two stone buildings in which the basic type remained the same, later augmented by annexes for burial purposes, similar to the porticus of early Anglo-Saxon churches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1617
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