abaton

词形变化

abatons 复数 abatons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.

  2. 2.

    Any one of the sacred cult sites where a body part of the dismembered Osiris was claimed to be buried.

  3. 3.

    An inaccessible or restricted part of a sacred building.

词源

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton), nominalized neuter form of ἄβατος (ábatos, “inaccessible”).

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