altar
nounHow many syllables in altar?
There are 2 syllables in the word altar.How to pronounce altar:
Definition of altar:
- altar (noun):
- a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made.
- a usually raised structure or place on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned in worship
Synonyms for altar:
balcony
bima
bimah
communion table
high altar
lord's table
platform
podium
pulpit
structure
Antonyms for altar:
cursed place
evil place
unholy place
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- footle
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- woolen
- whizzes
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- forename
- gripping
- ransack
- concurred
- artless
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- sixteenth
- skidding
- precedes
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- Merlot
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