opisthodomos

[ op-is-thod-uh-muhs, -mos ]

/ ˌɒp ɪsˈθɒd ə məs, -ˌmɒs /

noun, plural op·is·thod·o·mos·es.

Also called posticum. a small room in the cella of a classical temple, as for a treasury.

epinaos.

Origin of opisthodomos

1690–1700; <Greek opisthódomos, equivalent to opistho-opistho- + dómos house

Words nearby opisthodomos

opiomelanocortin, opisthenar, opisthion, opistho-, opisthobranch, opisthodomos, opisthognathous, opisthograph, opisthorchiasis, Opisthorchis, Opisthorchis felineus

Example sentences from the Web for opisthodomos

The temple was decastyle, dipteral, with pronaos and vestibule, but no opisthodomos.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various
The most celebrated example of such ornamentation was the box of Kypselos, in the opisthodomos of the temple of Hera at Olympia.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
But, if the western room of the Periclean temple was the opisthodomos, where was the proper?
The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1|Various
Demosthenes (xxiv, 136) speaks of a fire in the opisthodomos.
The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1|Various

The pronaos and opisthodomos were each bounded by two Doric columns between antae, surmounted by metopes.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith

单词	opisthodomos
释义	opisthodomos [ op-is-thod-uh-muhs, -mos ] / ˌɒp ɪsˈθɒd ə məs, -ˌmɒs / noun, plural op·is·thod·o·mos·es. Also called posticum. a small room in the cella of a classical temple, as for a treasury. epinaos. Origin of opisthodomos 1690–1700; <Greek opisthódomos, equivalent to opistho-opistho- + dómos house Words nearby opisthodomos opiomelanocortin, opisthenar, opisthion, opistho-, opisthobranch, opisthodomos, opisthognathous, opisthograph, opisthorchiasis, Opisthorchis, Opisthorchis felineus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for opisthodomos The temple was decastyle, dipteral, with pronaos and vestibule, but no opisthodomos. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4\|Various The most celebrated example of such ornamentation was the box of Kypselos, in the opisthodomos of the temple of Hera at Olympia. Museum of Antiquity\|L. W. Yaggy But, if the western room of the Periclean temple was the opisthodomos, where was the proper? The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1\|Various Demosthenes (xxiv, 136) speaks of a fire in the opisthodomos. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1\|Various The pronaos and opisthodomos were each bounded by two Doric columns between antae, surmounted by metopes. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith
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