Associations to the word «Reredos»

Wiktionary

REREDOS, noun. A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images.

Dictionary definition

REREDOS, noun. A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.