HAGIOSCOPE
\hˈad͡ʒɪˌɒskə͡ʊp], \hˈadʒɪˌɒskəʊp], \h_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ__ˌɒ_s_k_əʊ_p]\
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An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; - called, in architecture, a squint.
By Oddity Software
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An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; - called, in architecture, a squint.
By Noah Webster.
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hag'-, or h[=a]'ji-o-sk[=o]p, n. an oblique opening in the screen or chancel wall of a church to afford a view of the chief altar to those in a side chapel or aisle, a squint.--adj. HAGIOSCOP'IC. [Gr. hagios, holy, skopein, to look.]
By Thomas Davidson