Definitions | altar |
| noun
- A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
Translations: - Dutch: altaar
- French: autel
- German: Altar
- Italian: altare
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: altar
Etymology: From Latin altare, altar, probably related to adolere, burn; thus burning place, influenced by a false connection with altus, high.
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