sekos
sekos noun: a sacred enclosure, sanctuary or cella in an ancient Greek temple.
Noun
sekos (plural sekoi)
- A sacred enclosure, sanctuary or cella in an ancient Greek temple.
- In this last-mentioned chamber there is a central doorway, leading to the holy recess, or sekos; and two other doorways also communicate with the two ends of a gallery which runs round the sekos.1854, Jamees Talboys Wheeler, The geography of Herodotus, page 371
sekos meaning in Tamil
sekos in Tamil
- திருவுண்ணாழிகை
Forms of sekos
| plural | sekoi |
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Origin of sekos
From Ancient Greek.
Questions about sekos
- What does sekos mean?
- Sekos means a sacred enclosure, sanctuary or cella in an ancient Greek temple.
- What is sekos in Tamil?
- Sekos in Tamil is திருவுண்ணாழிகை. See Sekos meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sekos?
- Sekos is a noun.
- What is the plural of sekos?
- The plural of sekos is sekoi.
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