Crossword-Solution: NAOS
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Naos | n. | A term used by modern archaeologists instead of cella. See Cella. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| NAOS | anagram | ANOS, ASNO, ASON, NASO, ONAS, OSAN, SANO, SAON, SOAN, SONA |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with NAOS (5)
One of the local gods of Tahpanhes is represented on the Cairo monument, an Egyptian stele in the form of a naos with the winged solar disk upon its frieze.
Schliemann thinks, were the _naos_ and _pronaos_ of a temple dedicated to the tutelary gods of the town.
Small this temple is: it consists of thirty elegant Corinthian columns, ten of which are disengaged, and form the portico, whereas the remainder are engaged in the _naos_ or sanctuary.
The naos rose sheer above the waters of the Nile, indeed its cornices projected over the river, and a staircase at the south side allowed the priests and devotees to embark directly from the rear of the building.
The few Hebrew edifices of which remains have come down to us, reveal a method of construction and decoration common in Egypt; we have an example of this in the uprights of the doors at Lachish, which terminate in an Egyptian gorge like that employed in the naos of the Phonician temples.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Three Across, USA TODAY.
Used 53 times in crossword archives (1943–2002).