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naos¹

  • /ˈneɪ.ɒs/

Rhymes with -eɪɒs

Where it comes from

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

noun naoses · naosoi · naoi

  1. historical 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. The simplest form of the rectangular temple was that in which the two side walls were carried out from the naos to form the porch at one or both extremities of the building.

naos²

  • /naʊz/

noun

  1. plural plural of nao

Naos³

Where it comes from

From Greek ναῦς (“naûs,” ship).

proper noun

  1. The brightest star in the constellation of Puppis.

    Similar: Zeta Puppis

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@misc{naos_2026,
  title = {naos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/naos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}