fenestella

/ (ˌfɛnɪˈstɛlə) /

nounplural -lae (-liː)

RC Church a small aperture in the front of an altar, containing relics
ecclesiast a niche in the side wall of a chancel, in which the credence or piscina are set

architect a small window or an opening in a wall

Origin of fenestella

C18: from Latin: a little window, from fenestra window

Words Nearby fenestella

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How to use fenestella in a sentence

I had the privilege of examining the actual grave December 1, 1891, lowering myself from the fenestella under the altar.
Pagan and Christian Rome | Rodolfo Lanciani
Here we see the fenestella confessionis, by means of which pilgrims were allowed to behold and touch the venerable grave.
Pagan and Christian Rome | Rodolfo Lanciani
But fenestella reverses the charge, contending that Terence was older than either of them.
The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete | C. Suetonius Tranquillus

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