Definitions for cella

cella cel·la

Spelling: [sel-uh]
IPA: /ˈsɛl ə/

Cella is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 45 anagrams from letters in cella (acell).

Definitions for cella

noun

  1. the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
  2. the entire central structure of a classical temple.

Origin of cella

1670-80; Latin: storeroom, shrine, akin to cēlāre to hide; see conceal

Examples for cella

There were also in the walls of the cella four niches for statues, of which two have been found.

In the cella, and also in the chamber behind, there were columns.

The plan of the cella differed but slightly from that of Doric temples.

The exterior of the building, including these columns, was about twice the width of the cella.

No statue was found in the cella or in the two niches in front.

Both the portico and the cella no doubt had a coffered ceiling.

The cella, as our plan shows, was divided into two chambers.

Inside were three small rooms, entered by separate doors from the cella.

cella, the principal, often the only, apartment of a Greek or Roman temple.

A fragment of an Ionic temple of one of the columns of the cella.

Word Value for cella
Scrable

7

Words with friends

10

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