Sekos
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sekos is a noun meaning (historical) A sacred enclosure, sanctuary or cella in an ancient Greek temple.
Meaning
(historical) A sacred enclosure, sanctuary or cella in an ancient Greek temple.
Example Sentences
In this last-mentioned chamber there is a central doorway, leading to the holy recess, or sekos; and two other doorways also communicate with the two ends of a gallery which runs round the sekos.
Word Forms
- sekoi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include opisthodomos, temenos, peridrome, oecus, exonarthex, xystos.
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