hagioscope

English

Etymology

From hagio- (“saint”) +‎ -scope (“viewing instrument”)

Noun

hagioscope (plural hagioscopes)

(architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar; sometimes called a squint

Anagrams

oesophagic, œsophagic

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