📖 Definitions of "Propylon"
noun
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The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Propylon"
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| Word | Definition |
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| propylaeumnoun | (historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple. |
| propylaeonnoun | (historical contexts, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) Alternative form of propylaeum. [(historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.] |
| peristylenoun | A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns. |
| peristasisnoun | (countable, architecture) A four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple. |
| pavillonnoun | Archaic form of pavilion. [An ornate tent.] |
| pteronnoun | (architecture) A peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate. |
| parodosnoun | The ode sung by the chorus as it enters the orchestra, typically following the play's prologue. |
| pedimentnoun | (architecture) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton. |
| pervisnoun | Archaic form of parvis. [An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.] |
| peribolusnoun | Alternative form of peribolos. [(architecture, historical) An enclosed court, especially one surrounding a temple.] |
| pylonnoun | (electricity) A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables. |
| apodyteriumnoun | (architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed. |
| pentastylenoun | (architecture) A portico with five columns. |
| pavillionnoun | A town in Wyoming, United States. |
| pergolonoun | Dated form of pergola (“passageway of columns”). [A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants.] |
| presbyteriumnoun | A college of priests in active ministry of a particular Catholic church; a diocese, eparchy, or similar group of priests. |
| amphiprostylenoun | (architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. |
| parvisenoun | Alternative spelling of parvis. [An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.] |
| peripterynoun | (architecture) A building surrounded by a wing or row of columns. |
| peristyliumnoun | (chiefly in ancient Roman contexts) A peristyle. |
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