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Temenos
Translation of "temenos" into Russian
temenos
Noun
UK
/ˈtɛmənɒs/
US
/ˈtɛmənɑs/
temenos
temenoi pl
temene pl
теменос
The ancient Greeks built a temenos around the sacred site.
Древние греки построили теменос вокруг священного места.
Definitions
temenos
Noun
UK
/ˈtɛmənɒs/
US
/ˈtɛmənɑs/
A sacred enclosure or precinct, especially in ancient Greece, dedicated to a deity and marked off as a holy area.
The ancient city had a temenos where rituals and offerings were made to the gods.
In ancient Greece, a parcel of land or estate granted to a king, noble, or hero, often held in perpetuity as a mark of honour or privilege.
After the war, the hero was rewarded with a temenos on the outskirts of the polis.