hypaethral

British  

/ hɪˈpiːθrəl, haɪ- /

adjective

1. (esp of a classical temple) having no roof

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Etymology

Origin of hypaethral

C18: from Latin hypaethrus uncovered, from Greek hupaithros, from _hypo- + aithros clear sky

Example Sentences

The smoke of thy altar-fires, the steam of thy incense, and the odors of thy sanctity rise from every hypaethral shrine in Rome.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 by Various

The hypaethral is decastyle in both front and rear porticoes.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

As far as I could discover, the tradition has no foundation, and in old times there was no garden in the hypaethral court.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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.

From Problems in Periclean Buildings by Elderkin, G. W. (George Wicker)

Equally irregular are the Riwaks, or porches, surrounding the hypaethral court.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir