English Dictionary

rood screen

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹuːd skɹiːn/

名詞

(architecture, Christianity) A carved screen that separated the chancel and nave in a medieval church; it originally carried a large crucifix; an altar screen.

日本語の意味

中世の教会において、チャーチの聖堂部分と信者の座席（ナヴ）の間を仕切る、彫刻された仕切り。元々は大きな十字架が設けられていた祭壇のスクリーン。

On our tour of the medieval church, I was captivated by the intricately carved rood screen that still divided the nave from the chancel.

中世の教会を見学したとき、身廊と内陣を今も隔てて立つ精巧に彫られた聖障に私は心を奪われた。

意味（1）

(architecture, Christianity) A carved screen that separated the chancel and nave in a medieval church; it originally carried a large crucifix; an altar screen.

The church at Randworth is without aisles, and consists of a chancel and nave only. The rood-screen proper, i.e., the arcade with panels below, is placed, as usual, between the piers of the chancel arch.

rood screens （ plural ）