altar
A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
Other meanings
Any (real or notional) place where something is worshipped or sacrificed to.
A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.
Related words
- altarage
- altared
- altarist
- altarlet
- altarlike
- altarware
- altarwise
- superaltar
- altar boy
- altar girl
- Lady altar
- altar poem
Word history
From Latin "altāre".
Where this comes from
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