Meaning of ALTARPIECE
| Pronunciation: | | 'oltur`pees
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| | Definition: | | [n] a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table |
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| | Synonyms: | | reredos |
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| | See Also: | | screen | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Al"tar*piece`\, n.
The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the
altar; reredos.
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| | Related Terms: | | abstract, abstraction, altar, altar carpet, altar desk, altar facing, altar of prothesis, altar rail, altar side, altar slab, altar stair, altar stone, ancona, block print, bomos, chancel table, collage, color print, Communion table, copy, credence, cyclorama, daub, diptych, engraving, eschara, fresco, frontal, gradin, hestia, holy table, icon, illumination, illustration, image, likeness, mensal, miniature, missal stand, montage, mosaic, mural, panorama, photograph, picture, predella, print, prothesis, representation, reproduction, retable, retablo, rood altar, scrobis, stained glass window, stencil, still life, superaltar, tableau, tapestry, triptych, wall painting |
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