Reredos Definition

rîrdŏs, rîrĭ-, rĕrĭ-
noun
An ornamental screen or partition wall behind an altar in a church.
Webster's New World
The back of an open hearth of a fireplace.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Reredos

Noun

Singular:
reredos
Plural:
reredoses

Origin of Reredos

  • Middle English from Anglo-Norman from areredos arere behind (Latin ad- ad-) (Latin retrō backward re- in Indo-European roots) dos back (from Latin dorsum)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From rere (“rear") + French dos (“back").

    From Wiktionary

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