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1. altar
noun. ['ˈɔltɝ'] a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- altare (Latin)
Rhymes with Altar
- defaulter
- stalter
- walter
- saulter
- salter
- psalter
- malter
- kalter
- halter
- falter
- balter
- alter
How do you pronounce altar?
Pronounce altar as ˈɔltər.
US - How to pronounce altar in American English
UK - How to pronounce altar in British English
Sentences with altar
1. Noun, singular or mass
In this case, she would be at the altar with the other bridesmaids and mentioned in the program.
Quotes about altar
1. I am a lover of truth, a worshiper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.
- Stephen Fry
2. A priest once quoted to me the Roman saying that a religion is dead when the priests laugh at each other across the altar. I always laugh at the altar, be it Christian, Hindu, or Buddhist, because real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter.
- Alan W. Watts
3. I won't put my ignorance on an altar and call it God. It feels like idolatry, like the worst kind of idolatry.
- Robert Charles Wilson, Darwinia
