altar

Significado (Inglés)

1. A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
2. (informal) A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.
3. (figuratively) Any (real or notional) place where something is worshipped or sacrificed to.

Conceptos

altar

ara

mesa del altar

plataforma

portal

pozo

trono

cátedra

larario

tarima

sacrificadero

menhir

mesa

Sinónimos

shrine

Lord’s table

sacrificial altar

communion table

platform

tabernacle

chancel

fire place

table

temple

piece of ground

a place of worship

altar table

incense burner table

place for sacrifice

adytum

Lord's table

arena

chantry

hearth

niche

sanctuary

seat

💺

stage

Traducciones

altare

autel

Altar

altar

altaar

ara

βωμός

altar

ara

altaria

mihrap

altare

sunak

θυσιαστήριο

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɒl.tə/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: alter

Heredado de inglés antiguo: alter

In summary

Inherited from Middle English auter, inherited from Old English altar and borrowed from Old French auter, both derived from Latin altāre, probably related to adolere (“burn”); thus "burning place", influenced by altus (“high”). Displaced native Middle English wēved.