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naos.

The inner part of an ancient Greek temple, containing a statue of the temple's deity and surrounded by a colonnaded portico; (by extension) the Roman cella, which it later gave rise to.

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noun/ˈneɪ.ɒs/
  1. The inner part of an ancient Greek temple, containing a statue of the temple's deity and surrounded by a colonnaded portico; (by extension) the Roman cella, which it later gave rise to.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ναός (naós, “inner part of the temple”).

noun/naʊz/
  1. plural of nao

    form-of · plural
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