Retable Definition

rētābəl, rĕtə-
noun
A structure forming the back of an altar, especially:
American Heritage

Gradine.

Webster's New World

A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.

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Other Word Forms of Retable

Noun

Singular:
retable
Plural:
retables

Origin of Retable

  • French from Spanish retablo from alteration of Catalan retaule from earlier reataula from Medieval Latin retrōtabulum Latin retrō- retro- Latin tabula tablet, board

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ultimately from Latin retrotabulum

    From Wiktionary

Retable Sentence Examples

  • The description of the gold and silver retable given to the high altar of Ely by Abbot Theodwin in the 11th century, shows it to have been a large and elaborate piece of work decorated with many reliefs and figures in the round.

  • The foreign "retable" is, therefore, what should in English be called a "reredos" (q.v.), though that is not in modern usage a movable feature.

  • The gorgeous Pala d'oro, still in St Mark's at Venice, a gold retable covered with delicate reliefs and enriched with enamels and jewels, was the work of Byzantine artists during the 11th century.

  • As to the question of "altar lights," however, it must be borne in mind that these were not placed upon the altar, or on a retable behind it, until the 12th century.

  • The retable is only part of a much larger altarpiece that probably once stood in the Priory at Thetford in Norfolk.

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Words Starting With

RRERET

Words Ending With

ELEBLE

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