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Definition of Hagioscope
1. n. 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.
Definition of Hagioscope
1. Noun. (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 ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hagioscope
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Medical Definition of Hagioscope
1. 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. Origin: Gr. Sacred + -scope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Hagioscope
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Churches of West Cornwall by John Thomas Blight (1865)
"At the junction of the chancel and transept a remarkable hagioscope and ... Cury.
hagioscope is formed by a large chamfer of the angle, supported by a ..."
2. Annals of Winchcombe and Sudeley by Emma Dent (1877)
"hagioscope, and small grating which protected the last fragment of QUEEN KATHERINE
PARR'S MONUMENT. " Now savage elders flourish in thy courts; ..."
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