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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pronao
"El pronao antecede a la naos en la arquitectura clásica."
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The porch or portico in front of the cella (naos) of an ancient Greek or Roman temple.
"Visitors gathered in the pronaos before entering the inner sanctuary of the temple."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from ancient Greek, combining 'pro-' meaning 'before' and 'naos' meaning 'temple' or 'dwelling of a god'. It entered English in the 19th century via architectural and archaeological terminology to describe the inner portico of an ancient temple.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pronaos" is said worldwide
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pronaos
Transliteration: pronaos
"Le pronaos précédait la cella du temple antique."
Pronaos
Transliteration: Pronaos
"Der Pronaos bildete die Vorhalle des antiken Tempels."
pronao
Transliteration: pronao
"Il pronao era la parte anteriore del tempio greco."
pronao
Transliteration: pronao
"El pronao antecede a la naos en la arquitectura clásica."
pronaos
Transliteration: pronaos
"O pronaos era o pórtico frontal do templo."
मंडप
Transliteration: mandap
"प्राचीन मंदिर के प्रवेश द्वार पर एक मंडप था।"
前殿
Transliteration: qiándiàn
"古希腊神庙的前殿被称为pronaos。"
전실
Transliteration: jeonsil
"신전의 입구에는 프로나오스가 위치해 있었다."
前室
Transliteration: zenshitsu
"神殿の奥まった部屋の前にはプロナオスがあった。"
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