peristyle

Meaning

1. A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
2. A porch surrounded by columns.
3. A sacred roofed courtyard with a central pillar (the potomitan), used as a space for voodoo ceremonies, either alone or as an adjunct to an enclosed temple or altar-room.

Synonyms

colonnade

parvis

peristylium

Translations

peristilio

peristil

péristyle

peristilo

peristȳlium

peristilo

sutunlarla çevrelenmiş yer

Peristyl

περιστύλιο

περίστυλο

peristylium

peristȳlum

peristylium

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛɹɪstaɪl/

Etymology

From French péristyle, from Classical Latin peristȳlum, from περίστυλον (perístulon), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”).