An enclosed area or court in front of a building (esp. a cathedral or church), frequently surrounded by columns; a single portico or colonnade in…

A porch or chapel at the entrance of a church.

Architecture. A formal entrance to a classical temple, church, or other building, consisting of columns at regular intervals supporting a roof often…

Architecture. In an ancient Greek or Roman temple: the space in front of the naos or cella, enclosed by the portico and the projecting side walls…

An entrance to a temple or other sacred enclosure. Hence more generally: a gateway, porch, or vestibule. Also in plural in same sense.

A portico of a church or ancient temple; (also) an ante-nave in a church.

A vestibule or antechamber stretching across the western end of some (esp. early or Orthodox) Christian churches or basilicas, divided from the…

A classical portico at the front of a building (originally, of a Greek temple) having free-standing columns, typically four or six in number, and no…

An apartment or vestibule (typically open) at the rear of an ancient Greek temple, situated within the portico and abutting the cella.

An enclosure, wall or colonnade around an ancient Greek (or Roman) temple or sacred space; the sacred space enclosed by this. Also occasionally: any…

The pillared hall or colonnade of a temple.

A back door or gate; spec. a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple, behind the cella, and corresponding to the…

= propylaeum, n. 1. Also in extended use.

A vestibule or forecourt in a church or temple; spec. a portico or colonnade opening into the narthex.

= opisthodomos, n. Also: a room at the back of an ancient Greek house.

A court. A covered court or portico in front of the principal doors of churches, etc.