Octostyle

a. [ Octo- + Gr. &unr_; a pillar: cf. F. octostyle. ] (Arch.) Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastyle. See Hexastyle. -- n. An octostyle portico or temple. [ 1913 Webster ]