cel·la

C0188800 (sĕl′ə)n. pl. cel·lae (sĕl′ē) 1. The inner room or sanctuary of an ancient Greek or Roman temple, in which the statue of the god was situated.2. In Byzantine architecture, the area of a centrally planned church in which the liturgy is performed. In both senses also called naos.

[Latin; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]

cella

(ˈsɛlə) n, pl -lae (-liː) (Architecture) the inner room of a classical temple, esp the room housing the statue of a deity. Also called: naos [C17: from Latin: room, shrine; see cell¹]

cel•la

(ˈsɛl ə)

n., pl. cel•lae (ˈsɛl i) 1. the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple, containing the statue of the deity. 2. the entire central structure of a classical temple. Also called naos. [1670–80; < Latin: storeroom, shrine, akin to cēlāre to hide; see conceal]

cella

(sĕl`ə), the portion of a Roman temple that was enclosed within walls, as distinct from the open colonnaded porticoes that formed the rest of it. It corresponds to the naosnaos
, inner portion of a Greek temple, enclosed within walls and generally surrounded by colonnaded porticoes. In it stood the statue of the deity to whom the temple was consecrated.
..... Click the link for more information. in Greek temples. The cella housed the statue of the deity to whom the temple was dedicated and was also used as a treasury. Sometimes it extended the whole width of the building, instead of being kept entirely within free-standing colonnades. The cella was generally a single chamber, but there were sometimes two chambers, or even three, as in the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill.

Cella

The sanctuary of a classical temple containing the cult statue of the god.

cella, naos

cella E, site of cult statue A The sanctuary of a classical temple, containing the cult statue of the god.

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