pronaos'

pro·na·os

[proh-ney-os]
noun, plural pro·na·oi [-ney-oi] .
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
Also called anticum.
Compare epinaos.


Origin:
1605–15; < Greek prónāos. See pro-2, naos

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