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.
Meaning
3 sensesA table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
Altar
алта́рьaltárʹ, же́ртвенникžértvennik
вівта́рvivtár
(informal)A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.
(figuratively)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
Examples
41 sentencesTom 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.
Translations
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Origin
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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Forms
plural: altarsSynonyms
2 synonyms- the table in Christian churches where communion is given:communion tableLord-ap-s table