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altar

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Noun

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

the table in Christian churches where communion is given

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Synonyms:
communion table Lord's table

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "altar":
alder altair altar alter
Words contain "altar":
altar altar boy altar wine altarpiece gibraltar gibraltar fever gibraltarian high altar rock of gibraltar strait of gibraltar
Words contain "altar" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
chapel dossal dossel baldachin bema apsis apse chancel reredos altarpiece more...

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