‖ cella
(ˈsɛlə)
[Lat.]
The body of the temple, as distinct from the portico and other external structures; = cell 6.
| 1676 F. Vernon in Phil. Trans. XI. 578 The length of its cella is but 73 feet, the breadth, 26. 1846 Ellis Elgin Marb. I. 24 It consisted of a cella, flanked by a double row of pillars. 1878 B. Taylor in N. Amer. Rev. CXXVI. 118 The cella of the temple was nearly seventy feet wide. |