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    [Noun]  | "al*tar" | \ ˈȯl-tər \


    1: a usually raised structure or place on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned in worship —often used figuratively to describe a thing given great or undue precedence or value especially at the cost of something else

    2: a tablelike construction used in the Christian church in celebrating the Eucharist

    3: a table or place which serves as a center of worship or ritual—often used with the to refer to the act of getting married

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English alter, from Old English altar, from Latin altare; probably akin to Latin adolēre to burn up;

    [Noun]  | "altar boy" 


    1: a boy who assists the celebrant in a liturgical service

    2: a morally pure and virtuous person —typically used in negative constructions to describe a man whose behavior is not entirely admirable or blameless

    Origin: 1772 ;

    [Noun]  | "altar call" 


    1: an appeal by an evangelist to worshippers to come forward to signify their decision to commit their lives to Christ

    Origin: 1896 ;

    [Noun]  | "altar girl" 


    1: a girl acting as a lay assistant in church services

    Origin: 1905 ;

    [Noun]  | "altar rail" 


    1: a railing in front of an altar separating the chancel from the body of the church

    Origin: 1705 ;

    [Noun]  | "altar server" 


    1: a lay person (typically a child or adolescent) who assists the celebrant in a liturgical service

    Origin: 1920 ;

    [Noun]  | "altar stone" 


    1: a stone slab with a compartment containing the relics of martyrs that forms an essential part of a Roman Catholic altar

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "high altar" 


    1: the principal altar in a church

    Origin: before 12th century ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "altar of repose" 


    1: repository

    Origin: 1849 ;

    [Idiom]  | "lead to the altar" 


    1: to ultimately lead to marriage

    [Noun]  | "altar" 


    1: a table or place which serves as a center of worship or ritual;


      * e.g., " ... There was a small altar at the front of the room with candles on it. "



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     [ "altar" ]

    1: A table on which sacrifices are made for religious purposes found at shrines temples and many other places of worship

      * e.g.,  ... Hey, have you decorated the altar? 

     [ "altar" ]

    1: A Panda Warrior which slays unholy beasts

      * e.g.,  ... Altar the Panda Warrior slayed the beast with his blade of destiny 

     [ "altar" ]

    1: Altar is a great trash-metal band band from Romania. It is one of the few rock bands that survived over the years. Nowadays it's popularity is growing with the realease of they're new album. The singer's side project included a Christian metal band, Shekinah.

      * e.g.,  ... protest... cu asta ma culc, cu asta ma trezesc, pentru asta m-am nascut, pentru asta traiesc... \../ (Altar - Protest) 

     [ "altar" ]

    2: The band is kickass.

     [ "altar" ]

    3: They put on a hardass show, once you've seen an Altar concert you get hooked.

     [ "porcelain altar" ]

    1: A Toilet -- Where you go to pray after a night of drinking.

      * e.g.,  ... "dude, I dropped out of University to drink full-time; since then I've spent many days praying at the porcelain altar!" 

     [ "the altar boy" ]

    1: a sexual act following the "two in the pink, eight in the stink" mantra, in which the giver places their two thumbs in the "pink" and eight fingers in the "stink", in a prayer-like hand position.

      * e.g.,  ... "totally did the altar boy on her last night, brah" 

     [ "altar ego" ]

    1: The specific deity or religious persona one wishes to identify with for reasons of spiritual growth. So called, because an image of such is often displayed prominently upon one's own personal altar.

      * e.g.,  ... Being of a compassionate nature, the young woman felt a great affinity for White Tara and so displayed a beautiful image of her altar ego prominently in her shrine room. 

     [ "Altar boy" ]

    1: A young male of which is extremely religious but is at the same time, homosexual and enjoys the company of older men

      * e.g.,  ... Yo Matt don't you think that kid Jim is a bit of an altar boy? 

     [ "kneeling at the altar" ]

    1: Sexual position in which one person kneels down in front of another and performs oral sex. Receiver can be male or female

      * e.g.,  ... He was kneeling at the altar before they had sex 

     [ "Altar Boyz" ]

    1: The best off-broadway show there is. It is about a religious boy band group of five guys from a small town in Ohio. It makes fun of boy bands and religion without offending anyone.

      * e.g.,  ... "Who's your favorite altar boy?" 

     [ "altar ego" ]

    1: The hypocritical show of goodness a scoundrel adopts when going to church.

      * e.g.,  ... Crooks always put on their altar ego for public consumption at Sunday services. 

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