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.

• 🇵🇹Estrutura elevada ou mesa usada em cerimônias religiosas, como para oferecer dádivas ou sacrifícios a uma divindade, ou para celebrar a comunhão em igrejas cristãs.

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

   Sinônimos: 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

   Sinônimos: shrine

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