reredos

Other forms: reredoses

Definitions of reredos
  1. noun
    a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
    synonyms: altarpiece
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    type of:
    screen
    partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
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