reredos
Meanings
noun
- A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches.
- The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls and in some later architecture inspired by them.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English reredos, from Anglo-Norman reredos, areredos; equivalent to rere (“rear”) + French dos (“back”).
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