pronaos

n., pl., -oi (-oi).
The inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple, leading to the cella.

[Greek pronāos, before a temple, pronaos : pro-, before; see pro-² + Greek dialectal nāos, temple.]

The inner portico in front of the naos, or cella, of a classical temple.

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A small porch through which the cella of a Greek temple was entered and the cult statue approached.