speos
[ spee-os ]
/ ˈspi ɒs /
noun
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
Origin of speos
First recorded in 1835–45,
speos is from the Greek word
spéos cave
Words nearby speos
Example sentences from the Web for speos
There are two temples at Ipsambul—one much larger than the other; but each has a speos, or cavern, hewn out of the solid rock.
Stanley in Africa |James P. BoydThe example shown in Fig. 69 is taken from the speos of Hathor at Ipsamboul.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) |Georges PerrotOn a column in the speos of Kalabché we find the band of hieroglyphs repeated upon four faces (Fig. 89).
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) |Georges Perrot
British Dictionary definitions for speos
speos
/ (ˈspiːɒs) /
noun
(esp in ancient Egypt) a temple or tomb cut into a rock face
Word Origin for speos
C19: Greek, literally: a cave, grotto