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- Dictionaryaltar/ˈɔːltə/
noun
- 1. the table in a Christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services: "the huge jewelled tabernacle above the altar was executed by Jacopo da Trezzo"
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a structure with a flat top, often shaped like a table, that is used in some religious ceremonies, for example as a place to put important religious objects: The ancient Egyptians erected altars to Isis. The chapel contains a splendid early Baroque altar. George Pachantouris/Moment/GettyImages.
The meaning of ALTAR is a usually raised structure or place on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned in worship —often used figuratively to describe a thing given great or undue precedence or value especially at the cost of something else. How to use altar in a sentence.
An altar is a raised area in a house of worship where people can honor God with offerings. It is prominent in the Bible as "God's table," a sacred place for sacrifices and gifts offered up to God.
An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches, and other places of worship.
Altar definition: an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.. See examples of ALTAR used in a sentence.
al·tar. (ôl′tər) n. 1. An elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered. 2. A structure, typically a table, before which the divine offices are recited and upon which the Eucharist is celebrated in Christian churches.
noun. 1. a place, esp. a raised platform, where sacrifices or offerings are made to a god, an ancestor, etc. 2. a table, stand, etc. used for sacred purposes in a place of worship, as the Communion table in Christian churches. Idioms: lead to the altar.