Altar
41altar — n. 1 a table or flat topped block, often of stone, for sacrifice or offering to a deity. 2 a Communion table. Phrases and idioms: altar boy a boy who serves as a priest s assistant in a service. lead to the altar marry (a woman). Etymology: OE… …
42altar — n. 1) at the altar 2) to lead smb. to the altar * * * [ ɔːltə] at the altar to lead smb. to the altar …
43altar — [OE] The etymological notion underlying the word altar is that of sacrificial burning. Latin altar, which was borrowed directly into Old English, was a derivative of the plural noun altāria, ‘burnt offerings’, which probably came from the verb… …
44altar — [[t]ɔ͟ːltə(r)[/t]] altars 1) N COUNT An altar is a holy table in a church or temple. ...the high altar at Chichester Cathedral. 2) PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR n If you say that someone or something is sacrificed at the altar of another thing, you …
45altar — [OE] The etymological notion underlying the word altar is that of sacrificial burning. Latin altar, which was borrowed directly into Old English, was a derivative of the plural noun altāria, ‘burnt offerings’, which probably came from the verb… …
46altar — (m) (Intermedio) elevación especial en la que se celebran ritos religiosos Ejemplos: Fieles se arrodillan ante el altar para comulgar. El sacerdote hizo una ofrenda en el altar. Colocaciones: consagrar un altar Sinónimos: ara …
47altar — al|tar [ˈo:ltə US ˈo:ltər] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Latin; Origin: altare] 1.) a holy table or surface used in religious ceremonies ▪ a crucifix above the high altar (=the main altar in a church) ▪ The victim was tied to a sacrificial altar. 2.) the …
48altar — [ ɔ:ltə, ɒl ] noun the table in a Christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services. ↘a table or flat topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual. Phrases lead to the altar marry (a woman). Origin OE… …
49Altar — a table or slab consecrated for celebration for celebration of the sacrament of the Eucharist, or Holy Communion; in a medieval church, in addition to the high altar or principal altar, other altars dedicated to particular saints were located in… …
50altar — /ˈɔltə / (say awltuh), /ˈɒl / (say ol ) noun 1. an elevated place or structure, on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rites are performed. 2. (in most Christian churches) the communion table. 3. Civil Engineering one of the steps… …
