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ˈɔːltə,
ˈɒl-/
n.
the table in a Christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services.
▸a table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual.
Phrase
- lead to the altar
marry (a woman).
Etymology
OE altar, alter, based on late L. altar, altarium, from L. altus ‘high’.