Altarpiece

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A piece of artwork, such as a painting or carving, that is placed above and behind an altar.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A decorative screen, retable, or reredos placed behind an altar, considered especially as a work of art.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    screen   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reredos   
     
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