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Reredos

The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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A carved or sculptured screen of wood or stone placed above and back of the Altar, The word is a compound of the old English rere, the same as "rear," and the French word dos, derived from the Latin dorsum, meaning "back."

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Miller, William James. Entry for 'Reredos'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​acd/​r/reredos.html. 1901.
 
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