altarpiece

 [awl-ter-pees]  

al·tar·piece

   [awl-ter-pees]
noun
a painted or carved screen behind or above the altar or communion table in Christian churches; reredos.
Origin:
1635–45; altar + piece
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altarpiece (ˈɔːltəˌpiːs)
 
—n
a work of art set above and behind an altar; a reredos

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