The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20210417135913/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hagioscope
Dictionary.com

hagioscope

[ hag-ee-uh-skohp, hey-jee- ]
/ ˈhæg i əˌskoʊp, ˈheɪ dʒi- /
Save This Word!

noun

squint (def. 13).

QUIZZES

THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?

Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
The Sunflower State
The Evergreen State
The Magnolia State
The Mockingbird State
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of hagioscope

First recorded in 1830–40; hagio- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM hagioscope

hag·i·o·scop·ic [hag-uh-skop-ik, hey-jee-], /ˌhæg əˈskɒp ɪk, ˌheɪ dʒi-/, adjective

Words nearby hagioscope

Hagiographa, hagiographer, hagiography, hagiolatry, hagiology, hagioscope, Hagler, hagridden, hagride, Hague, Hague Peace Conference
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

Example sentences from the Web for hagioscope

British Dictionary definitions for hagioscope

hagioscope
/ (ˈhæɡɪəˌskəʊp) /

noun

architect another name for squint (def. 6)

Derived forms of hagioscope

hagioscopic (ˌhæɡɪəˈskɒpɪk), adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
See Today's Synonym