Definitions for naosˈneɪ ɒs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
na•os*ˈneɪ ɒs(n.)(pl.)-oi
a temple or shrine.
Category: Architecture
Ref: cella . 2
* (-oi)..
Origin of naos:
1765–75; < Gk nāós dwelling of a god, inner part of a temple, shrine
Wiktionary
naos(Noun)
The inner part of a Greek temple; it contained a statue of the appropriate deity surrounded by a colonnaded portico; it gave rise to the Roman cella
Origin: From ναός.
Webster Dictionary
Naos(noun)
a term used by modern archaeologists instead of cella. See Cella
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