altar
A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious ritesA table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
» Tom jilted Mary at the altar.
Значення
значень: 3A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
Altar
алта́рьaltárʹ, же́ртвенникžértvennik
вівта́рvivtár
(розмовне)A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.
(переносно)Any (real or notional) place where something is worshipped or sacrificed to.
- a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
- the table in Christian churches where communion is given
Приклади
речень: 41Tom jilted Mary at the altar.
The groom left the bride standing at the altar.
ruЖених бросил невесту перед алтарём.
deDer Bräutigam ließ die Braut vor dem Altar stehen.
Tom was an altar boy.
Tom is an altar boy.
A beautiful couple before the altar.
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Походження
Inherited from Middle English auter, inherited from Old English altar and borrowed from OlInherited from Middle English auter, inherited from Old English altar and borrowed from Old French auter, both derived from Latin altāre, probably related to adolere (“burn”); thus "burning place", influenced by altus (“high”). Displaced native Middle English wēved.
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Форми
множина: altarsСиноніми
синонімів: 2- the table in Christian churches where communion is given:communion tableLord-ap-s table