transenna

American  

[tran-sen-uh] / trænˈsɛn ə /

noun

plural

transennae

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

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Etymology

Origin of transenna

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

Example Sentences

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

From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

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

From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.

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

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.