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al·tar
 altar
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- pronunciation:
- awl
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- phrases:
- to lead to the altar
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a raised structure, often a table or platform, upon or at which sacrifices or other religious ceremonies are performed.
The minister kneeled before the beautifully carved altar and prayed.She is in charge of the flowers for the altar this month. |
adjective + (n.)altar
ancestral, carved, devotional, earthen, elaborate, main, makeshift, miniature, ornate, pagan, portable, primitive, raised, round, royal, sacred, sacrificial, subsidiary, wooden
verb + (n.)altar
adorn,
approach,
bow,
burn,
construct,
decorate,
display,
drape,
erect,
flank,
genuflect,
install,
kneel,
light,
molest,
place,
pray,
resemble,
sacrifice,
stand,
strip,
worship
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(n.)altar
+ verb
bless, carve, celebrate, commission, dedicate, depict, honor, ring, scatter, tusk
noun + (n.)altar
acolyte,
aisle,
apse,
bride,
carving,
centerpiece,
communion,
cross,
crucifix,
decoration,
drawing,
execution,
flame,
flower,
foot,
furnishing,
goddess,
guardian,
hearth,
icon,
idol,
left,
marble,
mural,
palace,
priest,
pulpit,
relic,
ruin,
sacrament,
sacrifice,
sanctuary,
sculpture,
shrine,
stone,
temple,
transept
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| phrase: |
to lead to the altar |
Are you looking for the word alter (to change)? Altar and alter sound alike but have different meanings.
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