altar (al-tar)

noun
/ˈɔːltər/
autel (autel)

Signification

A table or flat surface used in religious rituals or worship.
a raised structure on which offerings or sacrifices are made to a deity
Traduction de la signification
Une table ou surface plate utilisée dans les rituels religieux ou l'adoration.
Une table ou surface plate utilisée dans les rituels religieux ou l'adoration.

Phrases d'exemple

The priest placed the offerings on the altar.

Le prêtre a placé les offrandes sur l'autel.
Le prêtre a placé les offrandes sur l'autel.

The bride and groom stood before the altar during the ceremony.

Le marié et la mariée se sont tenus devant l'autel pendant la cérémonie.
Le marie et la mariee se sont tenus devant l'autel pendant la ceremonie.

Expressions d'exemple

sacrifice on the altar
sacrifice sur l'autel
sacrifice sur l'autel

Synonymes

shrine, sanctuary, table, dais, platform
Entrée 1
shrine, sanctuary, table, dais
Entrée 2
shrine, sanctuary, platform

Antonymes

none, mundane

Collocations

altar of sacrifice, stand before the altar, wedding altar, church altar, sacrifice at the altar
Entrée 1
altar of sacrifice, stand before the altar, wedding altar
Entrée 2
church altar, wedding altar, sacrifice at the altar

Vocabulaires connexes

the speed at which something happens or is done
the most important or decisive point of an issue
an ornament or small piece of jewelry thought to give protection against evil, danger, or disease
the process or state of sticking to something
The fact or condition of being widespread; the extent to which something exists or occurs
a very large marine mammal that lives in the ocean