Peristyle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɛɹɪstaɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Peristyle is a noun meaning A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
Meaning
A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
More Meanings
- A porch surrounded by columns.
- (voodoo) A sacred roofed courtyard with a central pillar (the potomitan), used as a space for voodoo ceremonies, either alone or as an adjunct to an enclosed temple or altar-room.
Example Sentences
The peristyle is a roofed structure, open at the sides, in which most of the ceremonials and dances take place.
Most peristyles in Haiti have hard-packed dirt floors that can soak up libations when they're poured on the ground in honor of the spirits.
One cannot, for example, see the Temple of Æsculapius as one stands in the fine open courtyard as it was intended one should do; the interstices on that side of the peristyle have been blocked by Venetian Gothic buildings.
Word Forms
- peristyles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include colonnade, peribolos, cloister, parvis, stoa, courtyard.
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