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altar

Pronunciation: /alˈtaɾ/

“altar” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. altar (flat-topped structure used for religious rites)
  2. stone that separates the firebox from the hearth in reverberatory furnaces

In Spanish

  1. Montículo, piedra o construcción elevada donde se celebran ritos religiosos como sacrificios, ofrendas, etc.
  2. Piedra o roca consagrada.
  3. Especie de mesa consagrada donde el sacerdote celebra el sacrificio de la misa.
  4. Conjunto constituido por la mesa consagrada, la base, las gradas, el retablo, el sagrario, etc.
  5. Piedra que separa la plaza del hogar en los hornos de reverbero.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish altar (attested as far back as the Cantar de Mio Cid), from Latin altāre. See also otero.

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