Christian Church. An ornamental facing or screen of stone or wood covering the wall at the back of an altar.
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| 释义 | society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > altar > parts of altar > [noun] > back (8) reredos1447 Christian Church. An ornamental facing or screen of stone or wood covering the wall at the back of an altar. altarpiece1624 A work of art, typically consisting of a number of painted panels, designed to be set above and behind an altar. Cf. reredos, n. 5a. altar screena1691 (a) (in the Eastern Orthodox Church) the screen which separates the sanctuary from the main body of the church, typically richly decorated with… retable1817 A structure at the back of an altar consisting of a shelf for ornaments, or of a frame enclosing a reredos or similar decoration. superaltar1847 A structure erected above and at the back of an altar, such as an ornamental facing or screen, a shelf for ornaments, etc.; a reredos; a retable… gradin1877 A shelf or ledge at the back of an altar. posticum1890 Christian Church. = reredos, n. 5. Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— of high altar in Durham Cathedral (1) |
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