NAOS

Meaning of NAOS in English

ˈnāˌäs noun

( plural na·oi -ˌȯi)

Etymology: Greek, temple; akin to Greek nostos return home — more at nostalgia

1. : an ancient temple or shrine

2. : cella

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

NAOS — (n.) A term used by modern archaeologists instead of cella. See Cella.
Английский словарь Webster
NAOS — ( n. ) A term used by modern archaeologists instead of cella. See Cella.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NAOS — /nay"os/ , n. , pl. naoi /-oy/ . 1. a temple. 2. Archit. cella. [ 1765-75; naós dwelling of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NAOS — noun a term used by modern archaeologists instead of cella. ·see cella.
Webster English vocab
NAOS — [ 'neɪɒs ] ■ noun ( plural naoi 'neɪɔɪ ) 1》 the inner chamber or sanctuary of a Greek or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NAOS — n. (pl. naoi) Gk Hist. the inner part of a temple. [Gk, = temple]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NAOS — n. (pl. naoi) Gk hist. the inner part of a temple. [ Gk, = temple ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NAOS — n. (pl. naoi) Gk Hist. the inner part of a temple. Etymology: Gk, temple
Oxford English vocab
NAOS — (архитектура) наос (историческое) (греческий) храм; святилище
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NAOS — n 1. архит. наос 2. ист. (греческий) храм; святилище
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NAOS — (n) наос; святилище; храм
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NAOS — n 1. архит. наос 2. ист. (греческий) храм; святилище
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NAOS — n 1. архит. наос 2. ист. (греческий) храм; святилище
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NAOS — архит. наос (главное помещение античного храма, святилище)
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
NAOS — наос (главное помещение античного храма)
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
NAOS — (архитектура) наос (историческое) (греческий) храм; святилище
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CELLA — or naos Enclosed body of a temple (as distinct from the portico ), in which the image of the deity …
Английский словарь Британика
PRONAOS — (ˈ)prō+ noun ( plural pronaoi ) Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from pronaos situated in front of a temple, from pro- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPISTHODOME — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdōm noun Etymology: Greek opisthodomos, from opisth- + domos house — more at timber : a back chamber ; especially …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPINAOS — |epə̇, |epē+ noun ( plural epinaoi ) Etymology: epi- + naos : a room in the rear of the cella …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CELLA — ˈselə noun ( plural cel·lae -ˌlē) Etymology: Latin — more at cell : the frequently hidden inner part of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPISTHODOME — (n.) A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an …
Английский словарь Webster
OPISTHODOME — ( n. ) A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main entrance, sometimes …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRONAOS — /proh nay"os/ , n. , pl. pronaoi /-nay"oy/ . (in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella. Also …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPINAOS — /ep'euh nay"os/ , n. , pl. epinaoi /-nay"oy/ . a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple. Also called opisthodomos, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CELLA — /sel"euh/ , n. , pl. cellae /sel"ee/ . Archit. 1. the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple. 2. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPISTHODOME — noun a back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an …
Webster English vocab
CELLA — Greek Naos, in Classical architecture, the body of a temple (as distinct from the portico) in which the image of …
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CELLA — n. or naos Enclosed body of a temple (as distinct from the portico ), in which the image of the …
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