Definition of hagioscopes Hagioscopes
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Wiktionary 
- hagioscopes (Noun)
Plural of hagioscope.
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- hagioscope (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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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hagioscope
hagā²-, or hÄā²ji-o-skÅp, n. an oblique opening in the screen or chancel wall of a church to afford a view of the chief altar to those in a side chapel or aisle, a squint.āadj. Hagioscopā²ic. [Gr. hagios, holy, skopein, to look.]
