"abaton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: abatons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton), nominalized neuter form of ἄβατος (ábatos, “inaccessible”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἄβατον}} Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton) Head templates: {{en-noun}} abaton (plural abatons)
  1. (Ancient Greece) An enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept. Translations (enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept): Abaton [neuter] (German), abaton (Indonesian), abaton [masculine] (Italian), abato [masculine, rare] (Italian), abaton [masculine] (Polish), abaton [masculine] (Portuguese), ábaton [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-abaton-en-noun-VJFm3L3~ Categories (other): Ancient Greece, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 34 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 29 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 49 44 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 34 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 51 34 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 57 25 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 56 25 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 62 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 26 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 53 27 20 Disambiguation of 'enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept': 94 6 0
  2. (Egyptology) Any one of the sacred cult sites where a body part of the dismembered Osiris was claimed to be buried. Translations (burial site of one of the body parts of Osiris): iAt-y-wab-mw-t:niwt (jꜣt wꜥbt) (Egyptian), N18-y-wab-t:niwt (jw wꜥbt) (Egyptian)
    Sense id: en-abaton-en-noun-TzMRCqdr Categories (other): Ancient Egypt, Pages with 6 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 49 44 7 Topics: Egyptology, history, human-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'burial site of one of the body parts of Osiris': 12 84 3
  3. (Greek Orthodoxy) An inaccessible or restricted part of a sacred building.
    Sense id: en-abaton-en-noun-b4~JMt1h Categories (other): Greek Orthodoxy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: adytum

Inflected forms

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