Hagioscope
A hagioscope (from Gr. άγιος, holy, and σκοπεῖν, to see) or squint, in architecture, is an opening through the wall of a church in an oblique direction, to enable the worshippers in the transepts or other parts of the church, from which the altar was not visible, to see the elevation of the host. Hagioscopes were also sometimes known as "leper windows" wherein a squint was made in an external wall so that lepers and other non-desirables could see the service without coming into contact with the rest of the populace.
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Hagioscope
A hagioscope (from Gr. άγιος, holy, and σκοπεῖν, to see) or squint, in architecture, is an opening through the wall of a church in an oblique direction, to enable the worshippers in the transepts or other parts of the church, from which the altar was not visible, to see the elevation of the host. Hagioscopes were also sometimes known as "leper windows" wherein a squint was made in an external wall so that lepers and other non-desirables could see the service without coming into contact with the rest of the populace.
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A hagioscope (from Gr. άγιος, ...... s they had become "too prone".
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Een hagioscoop of laag venster ...... der de kerkgangers te begeven.
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Ein Hagioskop (v. gr.: hágios: ...... die Nutzung durch Aussätzige.
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Un hagioscope (du grec : άγιος ...... de la rénovation de l'église.
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Агиоскоп (от греч. άγιος — свя ...... д, Глостершир, Ланкашир и др.)
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A hagioscope (from Gr. άγιος, ...... with the rest of the populace.
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Een hagioscoop of laag venster ...... pleet in koorboog of doksaal).
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Ein Hagioskop (v. gr.: hágios: ...... die Nutzung durch Aussätzige.
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Un hagioscope (du grec : άγιος ...... e pas directement sur l'autel.
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Агиоскоп (от греч. άγιος — свя ...... вновь обнаружены и расчищены.
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Hagioscoop
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Hagioscope
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Hagioscope
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Hagioskop
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Агиоскоп
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