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retrochoir
In church architecture, a retroquire (also spelled retrochoir), or back-choir, is the space behind the high altar in a church or cathedral, which sometimes separates it from the end chapel. It may contain seats for the church choir.An example of a retroquire is within Winchester Cathedral, which was built between 1200 and 1230 to house a shrine for Saint Swithun.
Webster Dictionary
Retrochoirnoun
any extension of a church behind the high altar, as a chapel; also, in an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar
Etymology: [Pref. retro- + choir.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Retrochoir
rē′trō-kwīr, n. (archit.) an extension of a church behind the high altar, as a chapel.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of retrochoir in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of retrochoir in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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