Translation for "hagioskooppi" to english
Hagioskooppi
Translation examples
Kirkon seinän läpi oli leikattu nelisakarainen aukko, jonka kautta anakoreetti saattoi nauttia pyhää ehtoollista, ja kurkistusaukko (eli hagioskooppi) rukousta ja mietiskelyä varten.
In the interior of the church a quatrefoil shape was cut out of the wall through which she could receive the Eucharist and a squint (or hagioscope) for her use for prayer and reflection.
Anakoreetin oli mahdollista seurata messua ja nauttia pyhää ehtoollista keljan kirkon kanssa jakamaan seinään avatun, luukuilla varustetun, alttaria kohti olevan ikkunan kautta, jota kutsuttiin 'hagioskoopiksi', englanniksi myös 'kurkistusluukuksi' ('squint').
Viewing the altar, hearing Mass, and receiving the Eucharist was possible through one small, shuttered window in the common wall facing the sanctuary, called a "hagioscope" or "squint".
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