alttari — meaning in English

English meaning

• altar noun A raised table or structure used for religious ceremonies, offerings, or worship.
• ara noun A large parrot with blue and yellow feathers, also called the blue-and-yellow macaw.
• shrine noun A place considered sacred and dedicated to a deity, saint, or revered figure.
• stall noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
• tabernacle noun A temporary or portable place of worship, especially the sacred tent used by the Israelites before the Temple was built.

Senses

alttari is used for these senses in English:

• Ara (constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an altar.
• altar A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
• stall (Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
• tabernacle Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship.

altar — full definition

1. noun A raised table or structure used for religious ceremonies, offerings, or worship.
2. noun Figuratively, anything treated as sacred enough to sacrifice something else for.

ara — full definition

1. noun A large parrot with blue and yellow feathers, also called the blue-and-yellow macaw.
2. noun A traditional Bhutanese alcoholic drink, distilled or fermented from grains such as rice, maize, millet or wheat, and typically pale, creamy or white in color.
3. noun A type of fish with a saw-like edge, also called the saw-edged perch.
4. name the Argentine Navy (Armada de la República Argentina)
5. adj The prefix put before the name of an Argentine navy warship.

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