altarpiece

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: al=tar=piece

CIDE DICTIONARY

altarpiece, n. 

 The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

altarpiece, n. a piece of art, esp. a painting, set above or behind an altar.

THESAURUS

altarpiece

Communion table, abstract, abstraction, altar, altar carpet, altar desk, altar facing, altar of prothesis, altar rail, altar side, altar slab, altar stair, altar stone, ancona, block print, bomos, chancel table, collage, color print, copy, credence, cyclorama, daub, diptych, engraving, eschara, fresco, frontal, gradin, hestia, holy table, icon, illumination, illustration, image, likeness, mensal, miniature, missal stand, montage, mosaic, mural, panorama, photograph, picture, predella, print, prothesis, representation, reproduction, retable, retablo, rood altar, scrobis, stained glass window, stencil, still life, superaltar, tableau, tapestry, triptych, wall painting