Definitions for peristyle
ˈpɛr əˌstaɪlperi·style

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peristylenoun

   a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peristylenoun

   colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc.

2. peristylenoun

   A courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade.

3. peristylenoun

   A porch surrounded by columns.

4. Etymology: From péristyle, from Classical peristylum, peristylium, from περιστύλιον, περίστυλον, noun use of the neuter form of περίστυλος, from περί + στῦλος.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peristylenoun

   A circular range of pillars.

   Etymology: peristile, Fr.

   The Villa Gordiana had a peristyle of two hundred pillars. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peristyle

   In ancient Greek and Roman architecture, a peristyle (; from Greek περίστυλον) is a continuous porch formed by a row of columns surrounding the perimeter of a building or a courtyard. Tetrastoön (τετράστῳον or τετράστοον, 'four arcades') is a rarely used archaic term for this feature. The peristyle in a Greek temple is a peristasis (περίστασις). In the Christian ecclesiastical architecture that developed from the Roman basilica, a courtyard peristyle and its garden came to be known as a cloister.

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1. peristyle

   A peristyle is an architectural feature that refers to a columned porch or open colonnade in a building surrounding a court, often used in ancient Greek and Roman architecture. It can also refer to a garden or courtyard within the center of a building surrounded by a colonnade.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peristylenoun

   a range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade

2. Etymology: [L. peristylum, Gr. peri`stylon, peri`stylos; peri` about + sty^los a column: cf. F. pristyle.]

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1. Peristyle

   In Hellenistic Greek and Roman architecture a peristyle is a columned porch or open colonnade in a building surrounding a court that may contain an internal garden. Tetrastoon is another name for this feature. In the Christian ecclesiastical architecture that developed from Roman precedents, a basilica, such as Old St Peter's in Rome, would stand behind a peristyle forecourt that sheltered it from the street. In time the cloister developed from the peristyle.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peristyle

   per′i-stīl, n. a range of columns round a building or round a square: a court, square, &c., with columns all round.—adj. Peristy′lar. [L. peristylium—Gr. peristylon, with pillars round the wall—peri, around, stylos, a column.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of peristyle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of peristyle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=peristyle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Peristyle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=peristyle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peristyle
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peristyle
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=peristyle
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=peristyle