hagioscope

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Definition of hagioscope in English English dictionary

A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar; sometimes called a squint

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

Related Terms

A hagioscope

squint

Hyphenation

hag·i·o·scope