hypethral

or hy·pae·thral

[ hi-pee-thruhl, hahy- ]

adjective

1. (of a classical building) wholly or partly open to the sky. Compare clithral.

hypethral

/ hɪˈpiːθrəl; haɪ- /

adjective

1. the usual US spelling of hypaethral

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypethral¹

First recorded in 1880–90; from Latin hypaethr(us) or directly from Greek hýpaithros “open to the sky,” equivalent to hyp- hyp- + aîthros “clear sky”; ether ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The hypethral temple, for example, or temple without a roof, is not to be thought of in our latitude; and the use of glass, a thing not now to be dispensed with, is also to be accommodated, as well as it may be, to the architectural structure.

From Project Gutenberg

And he, so serene, so majestic, so true, Whose temple hypethral the planets shine through, Let us catch but five words from that mystical pen, We should know our one sage from all children of men.

From Project Gutenberg

And he, so serene, so majestic, so true, Whose temple hypethral the planets shine through, Let us catch but five words from that mystical pen, We should know our one sage from all children of men.

From Project Gutenberg