What does altar mean?
Definitions for altar
ˈɔl təral·tar
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Princeton's WordNet
altar, communion table, Lord's tablenoun
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
altarnoun
a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
Wiktionary
altarnoun
A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
Etymology: From altare, probably related to adolere; thus "burning place", influenced by a false connection with altus.
Webster Dictionary
Altarnoun
a raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
Altarnoun
in the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; the communion table
Etymology: [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl. altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier, F. autel. Cf. Altitude.]
Freebase
Altar
An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are usually found at shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship. Today they are used particularly in Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism, as well as in Neopaganism and Ceremonial Magic. Judaism did so until the destruction of the Second Temple. Many historical faiths also made use of them, including Greek and Norse religion.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Altar
awlt′ar, n. an elevated place or structure, block or stone, or the like, on which sacrifices were anciently offered: in Christian churches, the table on which the officiating priest consecrates the eucharist: the communion table: (fig.) a place of worship.—ns. Alt′arage, offerings made upon the altar during the offertory, provided for the maintenance of the priest; Alt′ar-cloth, the covering of the altar, placed over and around it, of silk, velvet, satin, or cloth, often used as including the frontal (antependium), and the super-frontal; Alt′arpiece, a decorative screen, retable, or reredos, placed behind an altar—a work of art, whether a sacred painting or sculpture.—n.pl. Alt′ar-rails, rails separating the sacrarium from the rest of the chancel.—ns. Alt′ar-stone, the slab forming the top or chief part of an altar; Alt′ar-tomb, a monumental memorial, in form like an altar, often with a canopy. These were often placed over the vaults or burying-place, and frequently on the north and south walls of choirs, aisles, and chantry chapels.—adj. Alt′arwise, placed like an altar—north and south, at the upper end of the chancel.—Family altar, the practice or the place of private devotional worship in the family; High altar, the principal altar in a cathedral or other church having more than one altar; Portable altar, a small tablet of marble, jasper, or precious stone, used by special license for Mass when said away from the parish altar, in oratories or other similar places. It was termed super-altare, because commonly placed upon some other altar, or some fitting construction of wood or stone. [L. altāre—altus, high.]
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Dictionary of Nautical Terms
altar
A platform in the upper part of a dock.
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Mythology
Altar
A structure on which a sacrifice was offered. The earliest altars were merely heaps of earth or turf or rough unhewn stone; but as the mode of sacrificing became more ceremonious grander altars were built. Some were of marble and brass, ornamented with carvings and bas-reliefs, and the corners with models of the heads of animals. They varied in height from two feet to twenty, and some were built solid; others were made hollow to retain the blood of the victims. Some were provided with a kind of dish, into which frankincense was thrown to overpower the smell of burning fat. This probably was the origin of the custom of burning incense at the altar.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of altar in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of altar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of altar in a Sentence
I finished the message, I did the altar call and he stood right up, came up to the altar, and gave his life to Christ, i came down and prayed with him and we embraced. It was like a father embracing a son.
The honeymoon ended at the altar when the networks pronounced Biden president-elect.
We were raised not to say anything bad about the Catholic religion, but at the same time, we can't stay quiet about this. It's like the altar boy scandal. All the people who stayed quiet about the altar boy scandal, how do they feel now? it seems like the church is doing all it can to separate Serra from the atrocities and deaths and what happened to the Indians, but that does not work.
An unbiased jury will not allow these fine public servants to be sacrificed at the altar of public sentiment.
No other theory is adequate to explain or comprehend the Declaration of Independence. It is the product of the spiritual insight of the people. We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the spirit come first. Unless we cling to that, all our material prosperity, overwhelming though it may appear, will turn to a barren sceptre in our grasp. If we are to maintain the great heritage which has been bequeathed to us, we must be like-minded as the fathers who created it. We must not sink into a pagan materialism. We must cultivate the reverence which they had for the things that are holy. We must follow the spiritual and moral leadership which they showed. We must keep replenished, that they may glow with a more compelling flame, the altar fires before which they worshiped.
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- مذبح, هيكلArabic
- алтарBelarusian
- олтарBulgarian
- altarCatalan, Valencian
- oltářCzech
- alterDanish
- AltarGerman
- vɔsamlekpuiEwe
- βωμόςGreek
- altaroEsperanto
- altarSpanish
- altarEstonian
- مذبح, محرابPersian
- alttariFinnish
- altarFaroese
- autelFrench
- altairScottish Gaelic
- वेदीHindi
- oltárHungarian
- altarIndonesian
- altariIcelandic
- altareItalian
- מזבחHebrew
- 祭壇Japanese
- 제단, 祭壇Korean
- ara, altareLatin
- AltorLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- aukurasLithuanian
- altārisLatvian
- āta, tūāhuMāori
- олтар, жртвеникMacedonian
- altaarDutch
- alter, altarNorwegian
- ołtarzPolish
- altarPortuguese
- altarRomanian
- жертвенник, алтарьRussian
- oltar, олтар, žrtvenik, жртвеникSerbo-Croatian
- oltárSlovak
- oltarSlovene
- altareSwedish
- பலிபீடம்Tamil
- sunak, mihrapTurkish
- вівтарUkrainian
- bàn thờVietnamese
- 壇Chinese
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