ALL meanings of altar
al·tar
A a - countable noun altar An altar is a holy table in a church or temple. 3
- noun altar a raised place or structure where sacrifices are offered and religious rites performed 3
- noun altar (in Christian churches) the communion table 3
- noun altar a step in the wall of a dry dock upon which structures supporting a vessel can stand 3
- noun altar a place, esp. a raised platform, where sacrifices or offerings are made to a god, an ancestor, etc. 3
- noun altar a table, stand, etc. used for sacred purposes in a place of worship, as the Communion table in Christian churches 3
- noun altar an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc. 1
- noun altar Ecclesiastical. communion table. 1
- noun altar (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Ara. 1
- noun altar (in a dry dock) a ledge for supporting the feet of shorings. 1
- idioms altar lead to the altar, to marry: After a five-year courtship, he led her to the altar. 1
- noun altar The table in a Christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services. 1
- noun altar raised structure, table in a church 1
- noun altar A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites. 0