altar
IPA: ˈɔɫtɝ
noun
- A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
- (informal) A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.
- (figurative) Any (real or notional) place where something is worshipped or sacrificed to.
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Examples of "altar" in Sentences
- The altar portrays the crucifixion.
- Groups of statuary can be placed on the altar.
- The arrow was placed on the altar of the temple.
- Above the altar is where the image of the Virgin.
- He was buried in the choir on the north of the altar.
- The player character is climbing the sacrificial altar.
- Carpenter was buried in the crypt underneath the altar.
- Opposite the altar of mercy is the altar of the child Jesus.
- At the base of the altar is a relief of the dormition of the Virgin.
- The altar cavity is a small square or oblong chamber in the body of the altar.
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