ɪn mˈɑːdɚn jˈuːsɪdʒ, ðə tˈɜːm ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd tə sˈɪmɪlɚ spˈeɪsᵻz ɪn ˈʌðɚ kˈʌltʃɚɹəl kˈɑːntɛksts, æz ɪn ɪdʒˈɪpʃən tˈɛmpəlz ɔːɹ ðə wˈɛstɚn mˈɪstɚɹi skˈuːl, bˈɪldɚz ʌvðɪ ɐdˈɪɾəm.
In modern usage, the term is sometimes extended to similar spaces in other cultural contexts, as in Egyptian temples or the Western mystery school, Builders of the Adytum.