reredos
/ˈɹiɹ.dɒs/
noun
- 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
The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls.
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