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altar
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural altars
plural altars
Learner's definition of ALTAR
[count]
1
: a raised place on which sacrifices and gifts are offered in some religions祭坛；祭台— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
- She sacrificed honesty on the altar of success. [=she chose to be dishonest in order to achieve success]为获得成功，她牺牲了诚实。
2
: a platform or table used as a center of worship in Christian ceremonies and services（基督教的）圣坛
led to the altar
◊ If you are led to the altar, you get married.结婚；走向婚姻圣坛
- They started a romance that eventually led (them) to the altar.他们开始了一段恋情，并最终结婚。
left at the altar
◊ If you are left at the altar, you do not get married because the person you were going to marry has decided against it at the last moment.在最后一刻悔婚
- Her fiancé left her at the altar.她的未婚夫在最后一刻悔婚了。
often attributive
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Even more troubling: sacrificing all sports on the altar of football profits. 
Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2022 As with the Mar-a-Lago raid, justice and the rule of law were sacrificed on the altar of politics. Brett Tolman, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 Hustle has always been romanticized in American culture, which promises that nobly sacrificing yourself on the altar of endless work will pay off in the end. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 The ending of Iphigenia in Aulis has Iphigenia spirited away by a goddess, while a deer takes her place on the altar and is sacrificed instead of the girl. Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 8 July 2022 Holy Eucharist, bread consecrated as the body of Christ, was taken from the tabernacle and thrown on the altar. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022 Holy Eucharist, bread consecrated as the body of Christ, was taken from the tabernacle and thrown on the altar. CBS News, 31 May 2022 Holy Eucharist, bread consecrated as the body of Christ, was taken from the tabernacle and thrown on the altar. oregonlive, 30 May 2022 Children sat on the altar in a sign of hope during the memorial mass for the victims who died on Tuesday at Robb Elementary School, where white crosses memorialized each of the dead kids by name. Nancy Cook, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022 See More
Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2022 As with the Mar-a-Lago raid, justice and the rule of law were sacrificed on the altar of politics. Brett Tolman, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 Hustle has always been romanticized in American culture, which promises that nobly sacrificing yourself on the altar of endless work will pay off in the end. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 The ending of Iphigenia in Aulis has Iphigenia spirited away by a goddess, while a deer takes her place on the altar and is sacrificed instead of the girl. Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 8 July 2022 Holy Eucharist, bread consecrated as the body of Christ, was taken from the tabernacle and thrown on the altar. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022 Holy Eucharist, bread consecrated as the body of Christ, was taken from the tabernacle and thrown on the altar. CBS News, 31 May 2022 Holy Eucharist, bread consecrated as the body of Christ, was taken from the tabernacle and thrown on the altar. oregonlive, 30 May 2022 Children sat on the altar in a sign of hope during the memorial mass for the victims who died on Tuesday at Robb Elementary School, where white crosses memorialized each of the dead kids by name. Nancy Cook, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English alter, from Old English altar, from Latin altare; probably akin to Latin adolēre to burn up
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of altar was before the 12th century Phrases Containing altar
noun
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