hagioscope
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Hagioscope — Un hagioscope (du grec : άγιος, saint et σκοπός, voir) est en architecture une ouverture aménagée dans un mur intérieur ou extérieur d un sanctuaire permettant aux personnes situées à l extérieur de cet espace de suivre la célébration avec… … Wikipédia en Français
Hagioscope — Ha gi*o*scope (h[=a] j[i^]*[ o]*sk[=o]p ), n. [Gr. a gios sacred + scope.] An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; called, in architecture, a squint. Hook. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hagioscope — [hag′ē ə skōp΄, hā′jēə skōp΄] n. [ HAGIO + SCOPE] a narrow opening in an inside wall of a medieval church to let those in a side aisle, or transept, see the main altar … English World dictionary
Hagioscope — A hagioscope (from Gr. άγιος , holy, and σκοπός , to see) or squint, in architecture, is an opening through the wall of a church in an oblique direction, to enable the worshippers in the transepts or other parts of the church, from which the… … Wikipedia
hagioscope — 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 • hagioscopic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
hagioscope — hagioscopic /hag euh skop ik, hay jee /, adj. /hag ee euh skohp , hay jee /, n. squint (def. 13). [1830 40; HAGIO + SCOPE] * * * ▪ architecture also called squint in architecture, any opening, usually oblique, cut through a wall or a pier … Universalium
Hagioscope — [squint]. An opening in a wall (through which one squinted hence its colloquial name of squint ) enabling the congregation to see the elevation of the host during mass, which strictly was intended only for Clergy … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
hagioscope — opening in wall to enable viewing of altar Ecclesiastical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
hagioscope — hag·i·o·scope … English syllables
hagioscope — hag•i•o•scope [[t]ˈhæg i əˌskoʊp, ˈheɪ dʒi [/t]] n. archit. rel squint 10) • Etymology: 1830–40 hag i•o•scop′ic ˈskɒp ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
