noun Download 🔗Share A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns. Examples : "The students ate lunch in the shade of the museum's peristyle, enjoying the cool breeze flowing through the columns around the courtyard. " architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A porch surrounded by columns. Examples : "The museum's entrance featured a beautiful peristyle, offering a shady place to rest before going inside. " architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (voodoo) A sacred roofed courtyard with a central pillar (the potomitan), used as a space for voodoo ceremonies, either alone or as an adjunct to an enclosed temple or altar-room. Examples : "In the humid afternoon, the voodoo priestess led the ceremony within the peristyle, its open roof and central pillar creating a sacred space for chanting and offerings. " architecture religion ritual culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
