Definition of Hagioscape
Ha"gi*o*scope` (hā"j&ibreve;*&osl;*skōp`),
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (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
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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