A sacred roofed courtyard with a central pillar (the potomitan), used as a space for voodoo ceremonies, either alone or as an adjunct to an enclosed temple or altar-room.
Origin
From French péristyle, from Classical Latin peristȳlum, peristȳlium, from Ancient Greek περιστῡ́λιον, περίστυλον, noun use of the neuter form of περίστυλος, from περί + στῦλος.
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