reredos

rere·dos  (rîrds, rîr-, rr-)

n.

1. A decorative screen or facing on the wall at the back of an altar; a retable.

2. The back of an open hearth of a fireplace.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from areredos : arere, behind (Latin ad-, ad- + Latin retr, backward; see re- in Indo-European roots) + dos, back (from Latin dorsum).]

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reredos [ˈrɪədɒs]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a screen or wall decoration at the back of an altar, in the form of a hanging, tapestry, painting, or piece of metalwork or sculpture

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) another word for fireback [1]

[from Old French areredos, from arere behind + dos back, from Latin dorsum]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

reredos - a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table altarpiece screen - partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space

Translations

reredos [ˈrɪədɒs] N (reredoses (pl)) → retablo m

reredos

n → Retabel nt

reredos [ˈrɪədɒs] n (Art) → dossale m