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speos

[ spee-os ]

noun

  1. a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.


speos

/ ˈspiːɒs /

noun

  1. (esp in ancient Egypt) a temple or tomb cut into a rock face
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of speos1

First recorded in 1835–45, speos is from the Greek word spéos cave
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Word History and Origins

Origin of speos1

C19: Greek, literally: a cave, grotto
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Example Sentences

In the case of a hemi-speos the internal effect must have been almost identical with that of any other religious building.

In the middle of this terrace a line doorway leading to the principal speos was raised.

On a column in the speos of Kalabché we find the band of hieroglyphs repeated upon four faces (Fig. 89).

They are in the passage which leads to the north-western speos.

Both speos and mummy pit, however, were out of the question.

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