hagioscope

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

/ ˈhæg i əˌskoʊp, ˈheɪ dʒi- /

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Origin of hagioscope

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

OTHER WORDS FROM hagioscope

hag·i·o·scop·ic

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

Words nearby hagioscope

Hagiographa, hagiographer, hagiography, hagiolatry, hagiology, hagioscope, Hagler, hagridden, hagride, Hague, Hague Peace Conference

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How to use hagioscope in a sentence

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
There is a somewhat similar, but not so good, hagioscope at Cury.
The Cornish Coast (South)|Charles G. Harper
The name hagioscope has been used to describe these oblique openings.
Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them|Sidney Heath
The visitor will notice the ancient font; also a hagioscope and holy water stoup.
Wanderings in Wessex|Edric Holmes

The rest of the fabric has undergone restoration, though it retains a hagioscope and two piscinas.
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade

British Dictionary definitions for hagioscope

hagioscope

/ (ˈhæɡɪəˌskəʊp) /

noun

architect another name for squint (def. 6)

Derived forms of hagioscope

hagioscopic (ˌhæɡɪəˈskɒpɪk), adjective

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