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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH ALTAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH ALTAR

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High altar is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HIGH ALTAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

high altar

Altar

An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are usually found at shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship. Today they are used particularly in Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism, as well as in Neopaganism and Ceremonial Magic. Judaism used such a structure until the destruction of the Second Temple. Many historical faiths also made use of them, including Greek and Norse religion.

Definition of high altar in the English dictionary

The definition of high altar in the dictionary is the principal altar of a church.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH ALTAR

high
high and dry
high and low
high and mighty
High Arctic
high as a kite
high bar
high beam
high board
high brass
high bypass ratio engine
high C
high camp
high chair
High Church
high comedian
high comedy
high command
High Commission
high commissioner

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH ALTAR

all-star
altar
avatar
City of Gibraltar
five-star
Gibraltar
guitar
iftar
Katar
lead to the altar
loadstar
mortar
nectar
Qatar
Rock of Gibraltar
star
Strait of Gibraltar
superaltar
superstar
tar

Synonyms and antonyms of high altar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «high altar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH ALTAR

Find out the translation of high altar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high altar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high altar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高坛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

altar mayor
570 millions of speakers

English

high altar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च वेदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مذبح عالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

алтарь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

altar-mor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ বেদি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maître-autel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mezbah tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hochaltar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主祭壇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Altar gedhé
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bàn thờ cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயரமான பலிபீடம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च वेदी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüksek sunak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

altare maggiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ołtarz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вівтар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mare altar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλό βωμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë altaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

högaltaret
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høyalteret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high altar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH ALTAR»

The term «high altar» is regularly used and occupies the 72.526 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH ALTAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high altar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH ALTAR»

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Carved Splendor: Late Gothic Altarpieces in Southern ...
Contents 9 Introduction 40 1 Nordlingen, Swabia Stadtpfarrkirche St. Georg ( Parish Church of Saint George), High Altar, Completed 1462 Plates 1-11 58 2 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Franconia Stadtpfarrkirche St. Jakob (Parish Church of ...
Rainer Kahsnitz, 2006
2
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the ...
Two enrporasses, with their cloths of crimson velvet, embroidered with gold. — A corporas case, with the Resurrection upon it, embroidered with images of gold inwardly. All these belong to the high altar. — Other corporasses in the custody of  ...
Edward Cave, John Nichols, 1830
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The Christian Remembrancer
The altars at S. Gall are scattered about in a way to delight Mr. Faber, but there was one altar above others which formed the type of the high altar of a modern Roman Catholic Church. We have seen that the laity could not and would not take ...
‎1851
4
Sassetta: The Borgo San Sepolcro Altarpiece
Otherwise, it is difficult to see how Ranieri could have been buried in or close to the high altar. Dating the crypt to the beginning of the Trecento would also confirm that the high altar itself has never been physically moved. Franciscan high ...
Sassetta, Machtelt Israëls, 2009
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An essay towards a topographical history of the county of ...
In the 6th of Henry VII, Thomas Pond, burgess of Yarmouth, bequeathed five annual rents for supplying a lamp, burning day and night, and five wax candles of j 4-lb. eachi burning about the said lamp before the Sacrostrum, or high altar,' in ...
Francis Blomefield, Charles Parkin, 1775
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The Satapatha Brahmana
Soma-sacrifice, but this one belongs to the fire-altar ; this he now offers. 6. On that (former) occasion he makes the libation whilst looking at the gold ; for distinct is what one sees, and distinct was that high-altar ; and thrown down ', indeed, are ...
7
Sacred Books of the East
On that (former) occasion he makes the libation whilst looking at the gold ; for distinct is what one sees, and distinct was that high-altar ; and thrown down ', indeed, are (the gold chips) on this occasion, and indistinct is what is thrown down, and ...
F. Max Muller, 1999
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The antiquities of Canterbury: In two parts. The first part. ...
The Case was this : The Quire being burnt, the Convent made choice of this Chapel for the daily ce- lelebration of those Offices of Religion, which before were celebrated at the Altar of CHRIST, which was the High Altar: Hereupon they took ...
Nicolas Battely, 1703
9
The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham
In the north side of the choir there is an almery nigh to the high altar, fastened in the wall, to lay any thing in, pertaining to the high altar. There is likewise another almery in the south side of the choir, nigh the high altar inclosed in the wall, to set  ...
William Hutchinson, 1823
10
Music and Musicians in the Escorial Liturgy Under the ...
... prayer to the Holy Spirit 4 said Masses with a response at the steps of the high altar 2 said Masses with a response at the steps of the high altar said Mass with a response said Mass with a response said Mass with a response said Mass with ...
Michael John Noone, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH ALTAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high altar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Notes, Hoaxes, and Jokes: Silkworm's 'Lifestyle'
... his followers standing before the high altar, arms aloft awaiting high wattage salvation. The music of Silkworm rejects sublimity, its infinity and ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
2
Dignitaries parade through Monmouth
During the service, the mayor, Councillor Graham Pritchard, placed his badge of office on the High Altar and the congregation prayed for the ... «Monmouthshire Beacon, Jul 15»
3
Everyone's a critic, but Canadians have so much to celebrate
So that whereas we place multiculturalism on the high altar of national symbolism, and allow people to self-identify, as individuals and ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
4
For $350K You Can Spend Eternity In Manhattan
... or becoming a Cardinal in the Archdiocese of New York and getting buried below the high altar at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue. «Gothamist, Jun 15»
5
Griffin finds a new home at Carlisle cathedral
Elsewhere, there are bronze plaques remembering past deans and canons in addition to the gilded high altar canopy and the Brougham ... «News & Star, Jun 15»
6
Archbishop Blase Cupich meets with Pope Francis
It is beneath a massive high altar inside St. Peter's Basilica where the pallium is being kept that the archbishop will receive from Pope Francis. «WLS-TV, Jun 15»
7
Baroque by the riverside
Most notable is the high altar with a painting of the fallen angel. The side altars, pulpit and the organ casing look splendid in black and gold. «Hindu Business Line, Jun 15»
8
Sunderland church which survived wartime bombings is in urgent …
“The tall windows hint at the impressive scale within: the soaring interior culminates in a high altar raised on a dais of marble and backed with ... «Sunderland Echo, Jun 15»
9
Faithful history: Somonauk church celebrates sesquicentennial
New additions to the church include a high altar from a closed church in Pennsylvania, a tabernacle and a baptismal font. Father Kevin Butler ... «Valley Free Press, Jun 15»
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Gallery: New bishop at St Edmundsbury eager to 'harness' the …
The Bishop before the High Altar. Reverend Canon Jonathan Ford is priest at Moreton Hall in Bury St Edmunds – a growing church with a ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Jun 15»

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