| 单词 | jesus altar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJesus altar Jesus altar n. now chiefly historical an altar in a church or chapel dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus (see the Holy Name at holy adj. 3b). [After post-classical Latin altare Jesu (1482 in a British source).] Cf. Lady Altar n. at lady n. Compounds 2a. ΚΠ 1508 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1869) IV. 275 Ye said prest to syng at th' alter of Nomine Jhesu callyd Jhesu alter in my parish kryke. 1873 Trans. Essex Archæol. Soc. 5 53 The choir had..a chapel on the south side, and a chapel and vestry united on the north. The Lady Altar and Jesus Altars are mentioned, and, no doubt, occupied these chapels. 1992 E. Duffy Stripping of Altars i. iii. 113 The Jesus altars in cathedrals like Durham, in great town churches like St Lawrence, Reading, and smaller buildings like All Saints, Bristol, were prominently placed in the people's part of the church, and had elaborate sung services endowed at them. < as lemmas |
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