opisthodomos

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀπισθόδομος (opisthódomos, “back room”), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen) + δόμος (dómos). === Noun === opisthodomos (plural opisthodomoi) (Greek architecture) A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella. Synonym: opisthodome === References === Gardner's Art through the ages. 12th edition. Volume 1.