A block, table, stand, or other raised structure with a flat top used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or…
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| 释义 | society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > altar > [noun] (31) altareOE A block, table, stand, or other raised structure with a flat top used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or… wevedc897 An altar. ariel1382 A word transferred by Wyclif from the Vulgate, rendered by Coverdale and version of 1611 ‘altar.’ aire1581 An altar. focus1638 A hearth; a fire in a hearth; (also) an altar. Chiefly figurative and in figurative contexts. Obsolete. thysiastery1657 An altar. Subcategories:— communion table (11) — of fire (2) — high or principal (1) — on hill (1) — incense (1) — in Lady chapel (1) — little or inferior (2) — portable (2) — of the Holy Rood (1) — to which sacrament is removed (3) |
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