altar
معنی فارسی
محراب قربانگاه ميزعشاءرباني
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ôl´tǝr/n.
● (کلیسا) محراب، میز عشای ربانی، آلتار
* to lead to the altar
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ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Old English alter, from Latin altare; related to adolere 'burn up'.
مثال
- The priest stood at the altar to perform the ceremony.
- The ancient Greeks made offerings at the altar of Zeus.
- The altar in the church was adorned with flowers.
ترکیبهای رایج
church altar sacrificial altar altar of at the altar
تعریف انگلیسی
- the table in Christian churches where communion is given
- a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
مترادفها
noun
1. Sacrificial structure, place of sacrifice or offering.
2. Shrine, sacred place, place of worship, sanctuary, Holy of Holies, sanctum sanctorum, inmost adyta, inner penetralia.
3. Communion table, holy table, Lord's table.