reredos

/ˈɹiɹ.dɒs/

IPA: /R IH0 R EH0 D OW0 Z/

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.
syn:retable
2
The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls.

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