altar
altar
/ˈɔːltə(r)/
a holy table in a church or temple
the high altar (= the most important one in a particular church)
He built an altar to God and made a sacrifice.
He placed the candles on the altar.
Helen and Tony kneeled at the altar.
The bride approached the altar.
an altar dedicated to Saint John
Collocations
adjective
verb + altar
approach
go up to
face
altar + noun
boy
cloth
frontal
preposition
at an/the altar
before an/the altar
on an/the altar
Idioms
Word Origin
Old English altar, alter, based on late Latin altar, altarium, from Latin altus ‘high’.
e.g.
Nusasan an altar in which skulls of bears are enshrined. 「ヌササン」祭壇 ヒグマの頭骨等が祀られている (/yupeco/『ゴールデンカムイ』11話)