HAGIOSCOPE


Meaning of HAGIOSCOPE in English

Pronunciation: ' ha-g ē - ə - ˌ sk ō p, ' h ā -j ē -

Function: noun

Date: circa 1840

: an opening in the interior walls of a cruciform church so placed as to afford a view of the altar to those in the transept

– ha · gio · scop · ic \ ˌ ha-g ē - ə - ' skä-pik, ˌ h ā -, -j ē - \ adjective

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