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Definition of naos in English: naosnounPlural naoi ˈneɪɒs 1The inner chamber or sanctuary of a Greek or other ancient temple. Example sentencesExamples - Trajan, for example, was honoured not only with a statue, but also a small sanctuary (naos) in the city centre.
- The naos, which in Greek temples is the inner area containing the statue of the god, is 21.44 m wide and 48.3 m long which again is in the ratio 4: 9.
- Luke has Zechariah ministering not merely at the hieron, the temple complex, but in the naos, the inner sanctuary of the temple restricted to the priests.
Synonyms holy place, temple, shrine, tabernacle, altar, sanctum, inner sanctum, holy of holies, sacrarium, bema, adytum - 1.1 The main body or nave of a Byzantine church.
Origin Greek, literally 'temple'. |