OPISTHODOMOS


Meaning of OPISTHODOMOS in English

/op'is thod"euh meuhs, -mos'/ , n. , pl. opisthodomoses .

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

2. epinaos.

[ 1690-1700; opisthódomos, equiv. to opistho- OPISTHO- + dómos house ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .