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hypaethral
/ hɪˈpiːθrəl; haɪ- /
adjective
- (esp of a classical temple) having no roof
Word History and Origins
Origin of hypaethral1
Example Sentences
The intervening central chamber of proportions in harmony with those of the north porch was to contain the thalassa and the sacred olive, which would require that the temple be in part hypaethral.
I have called this imaginary temple hypaethral, because the master left nine openings in the flattened surface of the central vault.
The smoke of thy altar-fires, the steam of thy incense, and the odors of thy sanctity rise from every hypaethral shrine in Rome.
But they must all be brought together in line before the grand portals of Nature's hypaethral temple will open to her chosen student.
Nor did the Romans construct hypaethral or uncovered temples with internal columns, like the Greeks.
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