"altar screen" meaning in All languages combined

See altar screen on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: altar screens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} altar screen (plural altar screens)
  1. (architecture, Christianity) A partition, often richly decorated, separating the nave from the chancel in a church; a rood screen. Categories (topical): Architectural elements, Architecture, Christianity Synonyms: rood screen Translations (an often richly decorated partition separating the nave from the chancel in a church): kuoriaita (Finnish)

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