Nao-
The Greek word ναός (naos) is
at the core of a very small number of English words. Naos is defined as an
ancient Greek temple, specifically, the innermost part of a temple or shrine.
Naology is
the study of sacred buildings. Its adjective form is naological – of or
relating to the study of sacred buildings.
Naometry
is the numerological analysis of biblical accounts of the dimensions of the
Temple of Solomon.The word owes its existence to the long-lost text of the Naometria of Simon Studion, a 16th
century German mystic.
The temple
dimensions are found in 1 Kings 6:2, 2 Chronicles 3:2, and Ezekiel 41:2. The
thinking was that manipulation of these numbers would lead to prophetic
revelations.
Lots of
luck with that.
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