altar (redirected from sacrifice on the altar)

al·tar  (ôltr)

n.

1. An elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered.

2. A structure, typically a table, before which the divine offices are recited and upon which the Eucharist is celebrated in Christian churches.

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[Middle English auter, from Old English altar and Old French auter, both from Latin altre.]

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altar [ˈɔːltə]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a raised place or structure where sacrifices are offered and religious rites performed

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (in Christian churches) the communion table

3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a step in the wall of a dry dock upon which structures supporting a vessel can stand

lead to the altar Informal to marry

[Old English, from Latin altāria (plural) altar, from altus high]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	altar - the table in Christian churches where communion is given communion table, Lord's table table - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"
	2.	altar - a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made high altar - the main altar in a church structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

Translations

altar [ˈɒltəʳ]

A. N → altar m
high altar → altar m mayor
he sacrificed all on the altar of his ambition → lo sacrificó todo en aras de su ambición
to lead a girl to the altar → conducir a una chica al altar

B. CPD altar boy N → acólito m, monaguillo m
altar cloth N → sabanilla f, paño m de altar
altar rail N → comulgatorio m

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altar [ˈɔːltə^r] n

[church] → autel m altar boy, altar cloth, altar rail, altar stone, altar table

(fig) → autel m
to be sacrificed on the altar of sth → être immolé(e) sur l'autel de qch
altar boy n → enfant m de chœur
altar cloth n → nappe f d'autel

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altar

n → Altar m; to lead somebody to the altar → jdn zum Altar führen; she was left standing at the altar → sie wurde in letzter Minute sitzen gelassen (inf); to be sacrificed on the altar of pride etc → auf dem Altar des Stolzes etc geopfert werden

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altar:

altar boy

n → Ministrant m

altar cloth

n → Altartuch nt, → Altardecke f

altarpiece

n → Altarbild nt

altar rail

n, altar rails

pl → Kommunionbank f

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altar [ˈɒltəʳ] n → altare m
high altar → altar maggiore

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altar

n altar [ˈoːltə]

1 in some Christian churches the table on which the bread and wine are consecrated during the celebration of communion The bride and groom stood before the priest at the altar. altaar مَذْبَح الكَنِيسَه олтар oltář alter der Altar Αγία Τράπεζα altar altar محراب کلیسا alttari autel בָּמָה, מִזבֵּחַ वेदी, वेदिका oltar oltár altar altari altare 祭壇 성찬대 altorius altāris mazbah altaar alter ołtarz altar altar алтарь oltár oltar oltar altare แท่นบูชา mihrap 聖壇 вівтар عیسائیوں کی شادی کی جگہ bệ thờ 圣坛

2 a table etc on which offerings are made to a god. altaar مَذْبَح تَقْدِيم القَرَابِين لِلآلِهَه жертвеник oltář alter der Altar βωμός altar altar میز عشای ربانی alttari autel מִזבֵּח žrtvenik oltár meja perjamuan kudus altari altare 供物台 제단 altorius altāris tempat pemujaan altaar alter ołtarz altar altar престол oltár oltar, žrtvenik oltar offeraltare แท่นบูชา sunak 祭壇 жертовник قربان گاہ bàn thờ 祭坛

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altar → مذبح الكنيسة oltář alter Altar βωμός altar alttari autel oltar altare 祭壇 제단 altaar alter ołtarz altar алтарь altare แท่นบูชา sunak bàn thờ 祭坛