reredos

/ˈɹiɹ.dɒs/

noun

  1. 1

    (chiefly Western Christianity) A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches.

  2. 2

    The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls.

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