temenos
/ˈtɛmənɒs/noun
temenos is spelled T-E-M-E-N-O-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, temenos means “Ground under, surrounding and adjacent to a temple; a sacred enclosure or precinct” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of temenos is temenoi or temene.
How many letters and syllables are in temenos?
| Letters | 7: T-E-M-E-N-O-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is temenos?
Temenos appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce temenos?
- /ˈtɛmənɒs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with temenos?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as temenos.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mesonet.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of temenos
- temenoi plural
- temene plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does temenos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ground under, surrounding and adjacent to a temple; a sacred enclosure or precinct.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does temenos come from?
From Ancient Greek τέμενος (témenos).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).