English Explanatory Dictionary

hagioscope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.

Word forms

hagioscope hagioscopes

Etymology

From hagio- (“saint”) + -scope (“viewing instrument”).

Synonyms

leper's squint lychnoscope squint

Derived words

hagioscopic
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