Etymology

hagioscope

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Today it means: A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar. Full definition →

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The story

From hagio- (“saint”) + -scope (“viewing instrument”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.