About The Word Reredos
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Reredos
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What's The Definition Of Reredos?
[n] a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
Synonyms | Synonyms for Reredos: altarpiece Related Terms | Find terms related to Reredos: See Also | screen Reredos In Webster's Dictionary \Rere"dos\ (r?r"d?s), n. [From rear + F. dos back, L.
dorsum. Cf. {Dorsal}.] (Arch.)
(a) A screen or partition wall behind an altar.
(b) The back of a fireplace.
(c) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted,
immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient
halls. [Also spelt {reredosse}.] --Fairholt.
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