Arathracian Temple
The domed house of worship for Arathracians, dedicated to the religion of Arathrax is commonly called an Arathracian Temple. In ancient times these were great edifices, gradually growing larger over the centuries until the late Yophenthean Empire. The central basin or echteal was filled with water and in the base was deposited a cuvétar, a cylindrical stone thought to imbue the waters with purifying properties beneficial to Arathraciots. Sometimes an adjoining apse or apsidiole was created to house the Ancuvetácodh which was itself often a venerated object, particularly in ancient times when commoners were gradually being admitted into the religion, but not yet openly permitted to receive purificatory baptisms in the echteal.
Arathracian Temples exist today and are employed for the modern observances of the Arathracian Religion.
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