altar

US: /ˈɔɫtɝ/

UK: /ˈɒltɐ/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

altar /'ɔ:ltə/
  • danh từ
    • bàn thờ, bệ thờ, án thờ
    • to lead a woman to the altar
      • (xem) lead

Advanced English dictionary

+ noun
a holy table in a church or TEMPLE: the high altar (= the most important one in a particular church)
Idioms: at / on the altar of sth (written) because of sth that you think is worth suffering for: He was willing to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame.

Collocation

ADJ.

high, main | makeshift, portable | sacrificial

VERB + ALTAR

approach, go up to
The bride approached the altar.

ALTAR + NOUN

boy | cloth, frontal | rail | table

PREP.

at an/the ~
Helen and Tony knelt at the altar.
| before an/the ~
He lay prostrate before the high altar.
| on an/the ~
He placed the candles on the altar.


Concise dictionary

altars'ɔːltə
noun
+the table in Christian churches where communion is given
+a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

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