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 hypaethral is decastyle in both front and rear porticoes.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

If another desires to amass historical and archaeological facts, measurements of hypaethral temples, modes of burial, folk-lore, fortification, God forbid that I should throw cold water on the quest.

From At Large by Benson, Arthur Christopher

Nor did the Romans construct hypaethral temples, or uncovered, with internal columns, like the Greeks.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John

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)

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