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Meaning of altar in English
Pronunciation
/ˈɔltər/
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Noun
altar
Etymology
Old English altar, alter, based on late Latin altar, altarium, from Latin altus‘high’
Definitions
1.
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
2.
a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made