What is another word for altarpiece?

Pronunciation: [ˈɒltəpˌiːs] (IPA)

Altarpieces have played a significant role in religious art for centuries. The term altarpiece refers to the ornamental structure placed behind the altar in a church or chapel. Synonyms for the word altarpiece include reredos, tabernacle, and retable. A reredos is a decorative screen or structure that stands behind the altar and may include sculptures, paintings or carvings. A tabernacle is a structure used for the storage of the consecrated Eucharist. In contrast, a retable is a decorative panel or screen placed at the back of the altar, usually made out of wood or stone and often adorned with religious motifs or figures. Regardless of its name, an altarpiece remains a defining part of religious art and worship.

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What are the hyponyms for Altarpiece?

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  • hyponyms for altarpiece (as nouns)

Usage examples for Altarpiece

Religion is a synonym for contradiction in theory and practice, but a Christ who is a live man, and not a decoration for an altarpiece, will be likely to have clear notions on the problems which are beyond our finding out, and to care little for singing bad verses about the golden sea.
"A Second Coming"
Richard Marsh
It was the altarpiece of a chapel in the Calle St. Jeronimo.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Gabriel was astonished to hear how the teacher could penetrate the intellectual development of the Hebrew people, which had served as the basis of Christianity, as he heard him demolish bit by bit the immense altarpiece, before which humanity had knelt for over nineteen centuries.
"The Shadow of the Cathedral"
Vicente Blasco Ibañez

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