Definitions For Adytum

Noun

ADYTUM (plural s or adyta) (Ancient Greece, religion) The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given. : {{synonyms, en, adyt, q1=archaic, poetic, adyton}} (by extension) A private#adjective, private chamber; a sanctum.

Coordinate terms

Holy of Holies inner sanctum sacrarium sanctum sanctorum

Translations

Catalan: àditon, m Galician: áditon, m Greek: ἄδυτον, n Hungarian: adüton Latin: adytum, n, adytus, m Persian: نهان‌خانه Portuguese: ádito, m Romanian: aditon Russian: адитон Sanskrit: पुरी, f Slovene: aditon Spanish: ádyton, m Telugu: గర్భగృహము

Etymology

at selinunte in sicily, italy, is the walled-off room to the left of the people in the photograph]] {{PIE root, en, dew}} Borrowed from "innermost sanctuary; shrine".