altar

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al·tar / ˈôltər/ • n. the table in a Christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services. ∎  a table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, esp. for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity.PHRASES: lead someone to the altar marry.ORIGIN: Old English altar, alter, based on late Latin altar, altarium, from Latin altus ‘high.’

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