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Inner shrines in old temples
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adyta
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Adytum \Ad"y*tum\, n. Adyta . [L., fr. Gr. ?, n., fr. ?, a., not to be entered; 'a priv. + ? to enter.] The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum.
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n. (plural of adytum English)
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Since his absence had been unannounced, it was supposed that he had retired to the underground adyta below the pyramid of the Voorqual for purposes of prolonged meditation, as was sometimes his wont.