peristyle
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peristyle
- /ˈpɛɹɪstaɪl/ UK
- /ˈpɛɹəstaɪl/ US
Where it comes from
From French péristyle, from Classical Latin peristȳlum, from Ancient Greek περίστυλον (perístulon), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”), equivalent to peri- + -style.
noun peristyles
- A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns. One cannot, for example, see the Temple of Æsculapius as one stands in the fine open courtyard as it was intended one should do; the interstices on that side of the peristyle have been blocked by Venetian Gothic buildings.
- A porch surrounded by columns.
- A sacred roofed courtyard with a central pillar (the potomitan), used as a space for voodoo ceremonies, either alone or as an adjunct to an enclosed temple or altar-room. The peristyle is a roofed structure, open at the sides, in which most of the ceremonials and dances take place.
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noun a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade
| Français | péristyle |
|---|---|
| Italiano | peristilio |
| Русский | перисти́ль peristílʹ |
noun a porch surrounded by columns
| Français | péristyle |
|---|---|
| Italiano | peristilio |
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