Definition of porticus in English:

porticus

noun ˈpɔːtɪkəs

1Architecture. A formal entrance to a classical temple, church, or other building, consisting of columns at regular intervals supporting a roof often in the form of a pediment; a covered colonnade in this style.
2An aisle or transept on the north or south side of an Anglo-Saxon church, containing a chapel. historical.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Fynes Moryson (?1566–1630), traveller and writer. From classical Latin porticus colonnade, arcade, porch, specifically the colonnade at Athens in which Zeno used to teach, sometimes used as a symbol of Stoic philosophy, in post-classical Latin also side-chapel from porta + -icus.

Definition of porticus in US English:

porticus

nounˈpɔːtɪkəs

1Architecture. A formal entrance to a classical temple, church, or other building, consisting of columns at regular intervals supporting a roof often in the form of a pediment; a covered colonnade in this style.
2An aisle or transept on the north or south side of an Anglo-Saxon church, containing a chapel. historical.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Fynes Moryson (?1566–1630), traveller and writer. From classical Latin porticus colonnade, arcade, porch, specifically the colonnade at Athens in which Zeno used to teach, sometimes used as a symbol of Stoic philosophy, in post-classical Latin also side-chapel from porta + -icus.

单词	porticus
释义	Definition of porticus in English: porticus noun ˈpɔːtɪkəs 1Architecture. A formal entrance to a classical temple, church, or other building, consisting of columns at regular intervals supporting a roof often in the form of a pediment; a covered colonnade in this style. 2An aisle or transept on the north or south side of an Anglo-Saxon church, containing a chapel. historical. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Fynes Moryson (?1566–1630), traveller and writer. From classical Latin porticus colonnade, arcade, porch, specifically the colonnade at Athens in which Zeno used to teach, sometimes used as a symbol of Stoic philosophy, in post-classical Latin also side-chapel from porta + -icus. Definition of porticus in US English: porticus nounˈpɔːtɪkəs 1Architecture. A formal entrance to a classical temple, church, or other building, consisting of columns at regular intervals supporting a roof often in the form of a pediment; a covered colonnade in this style. 2An aisle or transept on the north or south side of an Anglo-Saxon church, containing a chapel. historical. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Fynes Moryson (?1566–1630), traveller and writer. From classical Latin porticus colonnade, arcade, porch, specifically the colonnade at Athens in which Zeno used to teach, sometimes used as a symbol of Stoic philosophy, in post-classical Latin also side-chapel from porta + -icus.
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