transenna

American

[tran-sen-uh] / trænˈsɛn ə /

noun

PLURAL

transennae

(in early Christian architecture) an openwork screen of stone or metal enclosing a shrine.

Etymology

Origin of transenna

From the Latin word trā(n)senna net trap for birds

Example Sentences

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Transenna, tran-sen′a, n. a lattice-grating for enclosing shrines, as those of martyrs, while yet allowing the coffer to be seen.

From Project Gutenberg

Atque edepol in eas plerumque esca inponitur, Quam siquis avidus poscit escam avariter, Decipitur in transenna avaritia sua.

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Another very curious practice is connected with St. Wilfrid's "needle" at Ripon Cathedral—said to be an imitation of the Basilican transenna.

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Quam si quis avidus pascit escam avariter, Decipitur in transenna avaritia sua.

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