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altar

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
a structure with a flat top, often shaped like a table, that is used in some religious ceremonies, for example as a place to put important religious objects:

Examples:

The ancient Egyptians erected altars to Isis.
The chapel contains a splendid early Baroque altar.
2
the altar in a Christian church, used as a way of referring to the ceremony of marriage:

Examples:

Many couples appear to be in no rush to head to the altar.
She had a fiancé who left her at the altar (= decided not to marry her just before, or during, the wedding) and she never considered another man again.
She was still young when she was led to the altar.
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