altar

A noun referring to a raised structure or table used in religious ceremonies, such as for making offerings or sacrifices to a deity, or for administering communion in Christian churches.

• 🇩🇪Erhöhte Struktur oder Tisch, der bei religiösen Zeremonien verwendet wird, etwa zur Darbringung von Gaben oder Opfern an eine Gottheit oder zur Feier des Abendmahls in christlichen Kirchen.

1. Christian church table B1 formal

   A table or raised structure in a Christian church where the Eucharist (communion) is consecrated and distributed.

   • The priest placed the chalice on the altar.
   • The couple knelt before the altar during their wedding ceremony.
   • The altar was decorated with fresh flowers for the service.

   🇩🇪Altar

   Synonyme: communion table

2. Sacrificial structure B1 formal

   A raised platform or structure used in various religions for making offerings, sacrifices, or performing rituals to a deity.

   • The ancient Greeks built an altar to Zeus on the hilltop.
   • Offerings of grain and wine were placed on the stone altar.
   • The altar was the central point of the temple's worship.

   🇩🇪Altar

   Synonyme: shrine

• altars plural form
• altars' possessive plural form
• altar's possessive singular form