TEMENOS

Etymology

Noun

temenos (plural temenoi or temene)

A piece of ground surrounding or adjacent to a temple; a sacred enclosure or precinct.

A piece of land marked off from common uses and assigned as an official domain, especially to a king, chief, or god.

A sacred circle where one can be oneself without fear.

Anagrams

• mesonet, stone me, tensome, tonemes

Source: Wiktionary



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