proaulionn.
/prəʊˈɔːlɪən/, U.S. /proʊˈɔliən/, /proʊˈɑliən/ Archaeology and Architecture.
A vestibule or forecourt in a church or temple; spec. a portico or colonnade opening into the narthex.
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parvisc1387
Galileec1593
portico1607
pronaos1614
propylaeum1637
out-porch1641
ante-temple1670
narthex1673
prostyle1683
opisthodomos1706
peribolos1706
choultry1772
posticum1776
propylon1830
proaulion1842
opisthodome1846
atrium1853
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 982/2 Proaulion, in Architecture, the same as vestibule.
1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 78 Passing onwards from the Proaulion, we enter the narthex.
1885 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 6 233 From the gateway which enters the walls on the south side, a broad approach..leads straight to the temple; the form of the proaulion is easily distinguished.
1957 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 47 894/2 (note) The proaulia were occupied by students of all ages.
1991 Oxf. Dict. Byzantium III. 1788/1 Gregoras notes Constantinopolitan proaulia and proasteia located in Rhegion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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