REREDOS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reredos mean? 

• REREDOS (noun)
  The noun REREDOS has 1 sense:

1. a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

  Familiarity information: REREDOS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REREDOS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

altarpiece; reredos

Hypernyms ("reredos" is a kind of...):

screen (partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space)