anta
A kind of pier that terminates the walls of the naos, a kind of post or pillar on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple.
Noun
- A kind of pier that terminates the walls of the naos, a kind of post or pillar on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin antae (“pilasters”), with a back-formed singular form.