1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Temenos
TEMENOS (Gr. τέμενος, τέμνειν, to cut), the Greek term in archaeology given to a piece of land which forms the enclosure of a temple, or sanctuary.
See also Temenos on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer.
TEMENOS (Gr. τέμενος, τέμνειν, to cut), the Greek term in archaeology given to a piece of land which forms the enclosure of a temple, or sanctuary.