altarpiece, reredos
(noun) a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reredos (plural reredoses)
(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.
The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls.
• retable
• Roeders, eroders, redoers, redorse
Source: Wiktionary
Rere"dos (rr"ds), n. Etym: [From rear + F. dos back, L. dorsum. Cf. Dorsal.] (Arch.) (a) A screen or partition wall behind an altar. (b) The back of a fireplace. (c) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls. [Also spelt reredosse.] Fairholt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 December 2024
(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
