Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temenos

/ˈtɛmənɒs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: temenos
IPA: /ˈtɛmənɒs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ground under, surrounding and adjacent to a temple; a sacred enclosure or precinct.

Example Sentences

"The three spheres – political, commercial, spiritual – intersected, and at the very centre of their conjunction was, and is, the Meccan temenos."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέμενος (témenos).

Inflected Forms

temenoi (plural) temene (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tenemos

Questions

How do you pronounce temenos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛmənɒs/.
What does temenos mean?: Ground under, surrounding and adjacent to a temple; a sacred enclosure or precinct.
Where does temenos come from?: From Ancient Greek τέμενος (témenos).

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