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hagio·scope (hag′ē ə skōp′, hā′jē-)

noun

a narrow opening in an inside wall of a medieval church to let those in a side aisle, or transept, see the main altar

Etymology: hagio- + -scope

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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