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transenna
[ tran-sen-uh ]
noun
plural transennae
- (in early Christian architecture) an openwork screen of stone or metal enclosing a shrine.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of transenna1
From the Latin word ³Ù°ùÄå(²Ô)²õ±ð²Ô²Ô²¹ net trap for birds
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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.
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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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