Associations to the word «Reredos»

Wiktionary

REREDOS, noun. A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images.

Dictionary definition

REREDOS, noun. A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley