Hagioscope

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the main altar.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar; sometimes called a squint
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In medieval architecture, an opening in a wall, screen, or barrier of a church, to afford a view of the chief altar to worshipers in the chapels or side aisles; a squint. See squint.
    • Word Usage
    "In the west wall is a hagioscope, and from a room next the chapel a newel staircase led to the priest's room on the floor above."
     
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