Altar - English meaning

noun

The table in a christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services.

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The huge jewelled tabernacle above the altar was executed by jacopo da trezzo

noun

A type of table used in religious ceremonies

noun

A structure with a flat top, often shaped like a table, that is used in some religious ceremonies, for example as a place to put important religious objects

Usage examples:

The ancient egyptians erected altars to isis., the chapel contains a splendid early baroque altar.

noun

The altar in a christian church, used as a way of referring to the ceremony of marriage

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Many couples appear to be in no rush to head to the altar., she had a fiancé who left her at the al…