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altar definition

al·tar (ôl′tər)

noun

  1. a place, esp. a raised platform, where sacrifices or offerings are made to a god, an ancestor, etc.
  2. a table, stand, etc. used for sacred purposes in a place of worship, as the Communion table in Christian churches

Etymology: ME alter < OE altare & OFr alter; both < L altare, high altar < altus, high: see altitude

altar Idioms

lead to the altar

to marry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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