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Definition of Xystus

Xystus
Xyst Xyst, Xystus Xys"tus, n. [L. xystus, Gr. ?, from ? to scrape, polish; -- so called from its smooth and polished floor.] (Anc. Arch.) A long and open portico, for athletic exercises, as wrestling, running, etc., for use in winter or in stormy weather.

Meaning of Xystus from wikipedia

- Look up xystus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Xystus has several meanings: Xystus, a Gr**** architectural term denoting the covered portico of a gymnasium...
- from ****tus, Latin for "sixth". The "Xystus" mentioned in the Catholic Canon of the M**** is Xystus II, not Xystus I. The Holy See's Annuario Pontificio...
- Pope Sixtus II (Gr****: Πάπας Σίξτος Β΄), also written as Pope Xystus II, was bishop of Rome from 31 August 257 until his death on 6 August 258. He was...
- spelling for xystus, and xystarch as the term for a superintendent of a xystus. In Latin, xystum is the accusative case of the nominative xystus; in modern...
- Mosaic from Santa Maria Maggiore (c. AD 435), with Sixtus III's name (Xystus Episcopus Plebi Dei, "Sixtus Bishop to the People of God.")...
- the Gr**** name "Ξυστος", meaning "polished", and originally Latinized "Xystus". Its Spanish form is Sixto. Pope Sixtus I (115/116–125) Pope Sixtus II...
- building complex of the 4th century BC at Delphi, Greece, which comprised the xystus and the palaestra, along with its auxiliary buildings such as the changing...
- the Xystus, with a semi-circular nymphaeum on the west side. In the open courtyard were fountains spurting from the mosaic pavement. The Xystus forms...
- of St James, St John, St Peter, St Chrysostom, St Xystus, St Matthew, and St Basil. That of St Xystus is attached to the Ordo communis in their official...
- Prionoxystus robiniae (Peck, 1818) Synonyms Cossus robiniae Peck, 1818 Xystus robiniae Cossus crepera Harris, 1834 Cossus plagiatus Walker, 1856 Xyleutes...