Definition of "adyton" in English

noun

1. Synonym of adytum.

   • 1998 [Routledge], Rodney Castleden, Atlantis Destroyed, 2001, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), Paperback, page 101, Here too is the only adyton so far discovered at Akrotiri. There are four in the temple at Knossos, and because the Akrotiri adyton is embellished with frescoes illuminating its use it is a crucial example, throwing light on the way the four adyta at Knossos were used.