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Meaning of "adytum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ADYTUM

Latin, from Greek aduton a place not to be entered, from a-1 + duein to enter.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ADYTUM

adytum  [ˈædɪtəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADYTUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adytum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADYTUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of adytum in the English dictionary

The definition of adytum in the dictionary is the most sacred place of worship in an ancient temple from which the laity was prohibited.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADYTUM


aconitum
ˌækəˈnaɪtəm
ageratum
ˌædʒəˈreɪtəm
chlorophytum
ˌklɔːrəˈfaɪtəm
datum
ˈdeɪtəm
infinitum
ˌɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm
item
ˈaɪtəm
petrolatum
ˌpɛtrəˈleɪtəm
placitum
ˈplæsɪtəm
polygonatum
ˌpɒlɪɡəˈneɪtəm
pomatum
pəˈmeɪtəm
postulatum
ˌpɒstjʊˈleɪtəm
pulpitum
ˈpʊlpɪtəm
relatum
rɪˈleɪtəm
separatum
ˌsepəˈreɪtəm
striatum
straɪˈeɪtəm
subitem
ˈsʌbˌaɪtəm
surrogatum
ˌsʌrəˈɡeɪtəm
Tatum
ˈteɪtəm
testatum
tesˈteɪtəm
ultimatum
ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADYTUM

advoutrer
advoutry
advowson
advt
adward
adware
adwoman
Adygea
Adygei
Adygei Republic
Adyghe
adynamia
adynamic
adyta
adz
adze
Adzhar Autonomous Republic
Adzharia
adzuki
adzuki bean

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADYTUM

ad libitum
angular momentum
arboretum
dictum
erratum
factum
Khartum
momentum
multum
postpartum
quantum
rectum
sanctum
scrotum
scutum
septum
sputum
stratum
substratum
tum

Synonyms and antonyms of adytum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adytum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADYTUM

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The translations of adytum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adytum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

adytum
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adytum
570 millions of speakers

English

adytum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

adytum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

adytum
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Святилище
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adytum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

adytum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adytum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Adytum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Adyton
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

adytum
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

adytum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adytum
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

adytum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொது மக்களுக்கு அனுமதி மறுக்கப்பட்ட வழிபாட்டுத் தலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अदयटम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adytum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Adytum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

святилище
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Adytum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άδυτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

adytum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Adytum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Adytum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adytum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADYTUM»

The term «adytum» is normally little used and occupies the 128.172 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADYTUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «adytum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «adytum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adytum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADYTUM»

Discover the use of adytum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adytum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Adytum
Adytum is the autobiography of a man born to deaf adults in an abusive home.
Guido, 2012
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The Adytum of the Heart: The Literary Criticism of Charlotte ...
This book, by contrast, emphasizes the conscious artistry of the author of Jane Eyre, Shirley, and Villette. Patricia Wheat suggests that Bronte's writing can be better understood by an examination of her literary criticism.
Patricia H. Wheat, 1992
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Builders of the Adytum: Tarot
Full 78-card tarot deck in black and white based on Paul Foster Case's teachings and his adaptation of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck.
Builders of the Adytum, Paul Foster Case, 1990
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Cyclopedia of Architecture: Historical, Descriptive, ...
Ihe only uncertainty respects the adytum, where the oracle was (apposed to reside ; for although the mouth of this place seems □*ery accurately to correspond with the account of it given by Pausanias, the interior has never been explored in ...
Robert Stuart, 1854
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A Dictionary of the Architecture and Archaeology of the ...
ADYTUM. Lat.; adurot, Gr. ; adito, It. Formerly this word applied to the whole interior of a temple, but it is now understood to denote that part only whence the oracles were pronounced, and to which none but the priests were permitted to enter.
John Britton, George Godwin, 1838
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The Saturday Magazine
In those structures at Thebes, which are generally considered as having been unquestionably devoted to religious uses, there is always observable a' small oblong rriom,' which was the adytum, or sanctuary, propeVly' so' called , — that is to ...
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The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and ...
The Sanctum Sanctorum of the Ancients, i.e., that recess on the Western side of the Temple which was enclosed on three sides by blank walls and had its only aperture or door hung over with a curtain — also called the Adytum — was ...
H. P. Blavatsky, 2011
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Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within ...
There are no hieroglyphics on the outside wall, but the interior is adorned with beautiful figures in basso relievo : it has a pronaos, an adytum, and a cella. On the west side of the adytum is a small staircase which leads to the top of the temple ...
Giovanni Battista Belzoni, 1822
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The description of Greece, by Pausanias, tr. with notes [by ...
Pausanias (the traveller). CHAP. n. But within the enclofure of the temple, on the lest hand, there is a temple of Palæmon. And the statues which it contains, are Neptune, Leucothea, and Palfemon. There is alfo a recess which they call Adytum, ...
Pausanias (the traveller), 1794
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Conjectures on the Mysterious Monument of Ancient Art, ...
The last trilithon,. that on the right hand of the entrance into the adytum, has suffered much. The outer upright, being the jamb of the entrance, is still standing : the other upright and impost arc both fallen forwards into the adytum, and broke ...
James Easton, 1826

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADYTUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adytum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Great times at the cider and mead festival
Our professional judges were Becca Gray with Island Hoppin', Vince Carlton with Adytum Cellars and Jason Spears with Locust Cider. «Islands' Sounder, Jun 15»
2
Day in the Life - Beatrice Machua
She was lucky to land a job at Adytum Scotland Ltd in Karen as a financial adviser, where she worked for three years. Monday was her off day, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
3
Historic city temple expected to sell for up to $1m
The temple is being sold by its current owners, the Builders of the Adytum, a group that teaches a curriculum based on occult psychology, ... «New Zealand Herald, Dec 14»
4
No rest for the wicked: Wingless Angel alumni reflect
They walked among us. By day they sat next to you in class, but by night they disappeared behind iconic masks. Photo courtesy Adytum 1965. «The Denisonian, Nov 14»
5
Luciferian Occultism Overtaking the West
... Thelemic orders, mystical-religious societies such as the Builders of the Adytum and is the precursor to the Wiccan, Neopagan and Luciferian ... «Canada Free Press, Jun 13»
6
Tonight's trolley hop round up for art enthusiasts [Visual Art]
The Adytum by Lexi Bass and Dame, Doilies & Divorce by Tenille Novinger. -Zephyr Gallery. Works by Deborah Thomas and Sharon Weis. «Louisville.com, Apr 12»
7
The Danish Doctor of Dread
But the adytum of Kierkegaard's understanding of anxiety is located in his work “The Concept of Anxiety” — a book at once so profound and ... «New York Times, Mar 12»
8
In Pennsylvania, a Quick Shot of Peace, on a Budget
Later that night, I peeked into the center's adytum, a dark and lovely stone chapel whose altar glowed with candlelight. I approached a pew and ... «New York Times, Dec 11»
9
Photo Flash: PERFECT CATCH At Canal Park Playhouse
In addition to Perfect Catch, Michael has directed and co-directed three other theatrical juggling shows: Green, Adytum, and Playing By Air. «Broadway World, Nov 11»
10
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875
There is an ascent by three low steps from the cella into the adytum in which is a deep sepulchral excavation; there is also a similar but smaller ... «Al-Ahram Weekly, Feb 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Adytum [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/adytum>. Apr 2024 ».
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