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Hagioscope
Ha′gi-o-scopeˊ
(hā′jĭ-ō̍-skōpˊ)
, Noun.
[Gr.
ἄγιοσ
sacred + -scope
.] 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.
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Definition 2024
hagioscope
hagioscope
English
Noun
hagioscope (plural hagioscopes)
- (architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar; sometimes called a squint