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Meaning of reredos

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

reredos

Pronunciation:/ˈɹiɹ.dɒs/

noun

Definitions

  1. (chiefly Western Christianity) A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches.

    Synonyms:retable

  2. The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reredos

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