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altar
altara table or platform used in a church service or ceremonial rite: They knelt at the altar for communion.
Not to be confused with:alter – change: alter a will; adjust: She’ll need to alter her wedding gown to make it fit.al·tar A0229700 (ôl′tər)n.1. An elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered.2. A structure, typically a table, before which the divine offices are recited and upon which the Eucharist is celebrated in Christian churches.
[Middle English auter, from Old English altar and Old French auter, both from Latin altāre.]altar (ˈɔːltə) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a raised place or structure where sacrifices are offered and religious rites performed2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (in Christian churches) the communion table3. (Civil Engineering) a step in the wall of a dry dock upon which structures supporting a vessel can stand4. lead to the altar informal to marry[Old English, from Latin altāria (plural) altar, from altus high]al•tar (ˈɔl tər)
n. 1. an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc. 2. communion table. Idioms: lead to the altar, to marry. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English alter < Latin altāria (pl.)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  altar - the table in Christian churches where communion is givencommunion table, Lord's tabletable - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table" | | 2. |  altar - a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are madehigh altar - the main altar in a churchstructure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
Translationsaltar (ˈoːltə) noun1. in some Christian churches the table on which the bread and wine are consecrated during the celebration of communion. The bride and groom stood before the priest at the altar. 聖壇 圣坛2. a table etc on which offerings are made to a god. 祭壇 祭坛altar
lead (one) to the altarTo marry someone. I can't believe it's only a month until I lead her to the altar!See also: altar, leadsacrifice (something) on the altar of (something)To abandon something in exchange for something else (which is stated after "of"). I know you want to help your family, but you can't sacrifice your happiness on the altar of servitude. It seems that the curriculum at this school has been sacrificed on the altar of profit.See also: altar, of, on, sacrificebow to the porcelain altarTo vomit into a toilet, usually as the result of drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. Doing so often requires one to kneel in front of or bend over the toilet (the "porcelain altar"), a position that is likened to kneeling before or bowing to a sacred idol. I bet that if Tommy doesn't stop drinking, he'll bow to the porcelain altar all night. I've never thrown up so much in my life. I can't wait till I stop bowing to the porcelain altar.See also: altar, bow, porcelainbe sacrificed on the altar of (something)To be abandoned in exchange for something the speaker considers inferior. It seems that the curriculum at this school has been sacrificed on the altar of profit. I know you want to help your family, but your happiness shouldn't be sacrificed on the altar of servitude.See also: altar, of, on, sacrificebow to the porcelain altarSl. to vomit, especially as a result of drinking too much alcohol. (The porcelain altar is a euphemism for a toilet bowl.) He spent the whole night bowing to the porcelain altar. I have the feeling that I will be bowing to the porcelain altar before morning.See also: altar, bow, porcelainbe sacrificed on the altar of something If someone or something is sacrificed on the altar of a particular belief or activity, they suffer or are harmed because of it. They promised that the interests of farmers wouldn't be sacrificed on the altar of free trade. Let us hope that these children's education will not be sacrificed on the altar of social experimentation. Note: You can also say that someone or something is a sacrifice on the altar of a particular thing. He was just another sacrifice on the altar of celebrity. Note: An altar was a large stone on which animals were killed during the worship of a god or goddess in former times. The killing of an animal in this way was called a sacrifice. See also: altar, of, on, sacrifice, somethingsacrifice someone or something on the altar of make someone or something suffer in the interests of someone or something else. 1994 Post (Denver) The cherished goal of a color-blind society…has been sacrificed on the altar of political expediency. See also: altar, of, on, sacrifice, someone, somethingbow to the porcelain altar in. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. (The porcelain altar is the toilet bowl.) He spent the whole night bowing to the porcelain altar. See also: altar, bow, porcelainaltar
Synonyms for altarnoun the table in Christian churches where communion is givenSynonyms- communion table
- Lord's table
Related Wordsnoun a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are madeRelated Words- high altar
- structure
- construction
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