HAGIOSCOPE


Meaning of HAGIOSCOPE in English

ˈhagēəˌskōp, ˈhājē- noun

( -s )

Etymology: hagi- + -scope

: 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 — called also squint

• hag·i·o·scop·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|skäpik adjective

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