HAGIOSCOPES

Noun

hagioscopes

plural of hagioscope

Source: Wiktionary


HAGIOSCOPE

Ha"gi*o*scope`, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]

Definition: 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. Hook.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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