altar

Meaning

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

Concepts

altar

Lord’s table

communion table

platform

sanctuary

niche

chancel

Synonyms

ara

plataforma

portal

pozo

trono

cátedra

larario

retablo

sagrario

tarima

nicho

menhir

sacrificadero

Translations

autel

altare

Altar

altar

altaar

altar

ara

altare

βωμός

autar

ara

altaria

altarium

arula

Hyphenated as

al‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/alˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: altar

Inherited from Latin: altāre

In summary

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