pronaos

[ proh-ney-os ]

/ proʊˈneɪ ɒs /

(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.

Also called anticum.

Compare epinaos.

Origin of pronaos

From the Greek word prónāos, dating back to 1605–15. See pro-², naos

The temple was decastyle, dipteral, with pronaos and vestibule, but no opisthodomos.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 |Various
The caryatid form of pier is generally found, in temples, in the peristyles of the fore-courts or the hypostyles of the pronaos.

A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) |Georges Perrot
They led their visitors through the pronaos and naos to the secos, to the holy of holies.

The Tour |Louis Couperus
First, the pronaos, where we still see clearly, between pillars carved with hieroglyphs.

Egypt (La Mort De Philae) |Pierre Loti

The dromos led up to the pronaos, which was reached by a few steps.

A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) |Georges Perrot