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abaton.

An enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæbətən/
  1. An enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.

  2. Any one of the sacred cult sites where a body part of the dismembered Osiris was claimed to be buried.

  3. An inaccessible or restricted part of a sacred building.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton), nominalized neuter form of ἄβατος (ábatos, “inaccessible”).

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