altar
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- noun
- /ˈɔltər/
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altar
- Your father has given me permission to escort you all the way to the altar.
- ancestral altar
- sacrifice at the altar
- stand at the altar
There's about a four foot, you know, altar, you know, sort of platform.
- There's about a four foot, you know, altar, you know, sort of platform.
- There would be an altar, a priest and sacrifice and blood.
- And they even put an equal armed cross on their altars just like the Templars do.
- It was in the envelope, the altar in the center of the basilica room.
- They love to desecrate church altars and they love to defile children.
- I was helpless on the altar and the church is overflowing with people.
- A very practical way I would say is to manifest a small altar.
- We both stand at the same altar when we play, do the same things.
- And apparently the altar within her was not blind.
- Who, Again, the people who pray at the altar of raw cognition, right.
- I sacrificed my physical and mental health on that altar and it still didn't work.
- Stop worshipping at the altar of their social media.
Examples
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For the third time you left me standing at the altar.
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We both stand at the same altar when we play, do the same things.
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Meet me at the altar and bring our kids.
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Could you help an old altar boy, Father?
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It's like drinking altar wine.
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As he looked in at the altar, he heard a noise behind him.
Fiction book (1990) -
The council altar, erected in front of the high altar, was just in front of us.
Academic text (2013) -
At the center of the altar is the emblem of an open hand.
Fiction book (1990) -
You know, tomorrow I'm gonna take you to this beautiful Mayan altar.
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The priest placed the sacred objects on the altar during the ceremony.
Synonyms
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The main table at the east end of a church where the priest leads services
Table at the altar where the priest places the bread and wine during a service
A table in a church where the priest places the bread and wine for Holy Communion
A table in a church where bread and wine are placed for Communion
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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The main table at the east end of a church where the priest leads services
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word altar comes from an old root alt- meaning 'high', the same root you see in altitude. So an altar is literally a raised place or table for offerings and worship.