adytum

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Later that night, I peeked into the center’s adytum, a dark and lovely stone chapel whose altar glowed with candlelight.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2011

The crypt of adytum, used by priests for unknown rituals, was about 12 by 13 feet, roughly built, its floor stuccoed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Concerning the tripod in the adytum at Crissa, see Epist.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

Into this sipho the pledges were placed in order to be conveyed to the adytum or secret recess of the dwelling.

From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by Leech, John

The most famous adytum in Greece was in the temple of Apollo at Delphi.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg