Definitions for: Reredos

[n] a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

Webster (1913) Definition: Rere"dos (r?r"d?s), n. [From rear + F. dos back, L.
dorsum. Cf. Dorsal.] (Arch.)
(a) A screen or partition wall behind an altar.
(b) The back of a fireplace.
(c) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted,
immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient
halls. [Also spelt reredosse.] --Fairholt.

Synonyms: altarpiece

See Also: screen