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sekos

[ see-kos ]

/ ˈsi kɒs /

noun

(in ancient Greece)

a sanctuary.
the cella of a temple.

any of various other shrines or sanctuaries.

Also secos.

Origin of sekos

First recorded in 1810–20, sekos is from the Greek word sēkós enclosed area

Words nearby sekos

sejanus, sejm, sekhmet, sekondi, sekondi-takoradi, sekos, sekt, sel, sel-sync, sel., selachian

Example sentences from the Web for sekos

Of these the rear was 20 cubits square, forming the Holy of Holies, the sekos of the Egyptian temples.

A Manual of the Historical Development of Art |G. G. (Gustavus George) Zerffi