‖ naos
(ˈneɪɒs)
[a. Gr. νᾱός temple.]
A temple; the inner cell or sanctuary of a temple.
| 1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia M. 256 Over the entrance of the Naos was a vast stone. 1858 Birch Anc. Pottery I. 166 Sometimes the whole of a naos, or chapel, was constructed or tiles. 1895 Sayce Egypt 208 Fragments of red granite from some gigantic naos. |