hagioscope

[ hag-ee-uh-skohp, hey-jee- ]

/ ˈhæg i əˌskoʊp, ˈheɪ dʒi- /

Origin of hagioscope

First recorded in 1830–40; hagio- + -scope

hag·i·o·scop·ic

[hag-uh-skop-ik, hey-jee-] /ˌhæg əˈskɒp ɪk, ˌheɪ dʒi-/, adjective

In the west wall is a hagioscope, and from a room next the chapel a newel staircase led to the priest's room on the floor above.

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts |Rosalind Northcote
It has a church, built about 1250, with a gabled tower and with a hagioscope in the chancel.

Wanderings in Wessex |Edric Holmes
There is a somewhat similar, but not so good, hagioscope at Cury.

The Cornish Coast (South) |Charles G. Harper
The rest of the fabric has undergone restoration, though it retains a hagioscope and two piscinas.

Somerset |G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade

Traces of fresco remain under the panelling, and the chaplains room with its hagioscope for the altar is on the east.

Cambridge |Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker

hagioscope

/ (ˈhæɡɪəˌskəʊp) /

architect another name for squint (def. 6)

hagioscopic (ˌhæɡɪəˈskɒpɪk), adjective