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Же́ртвенник — meaning in English

Zhertvennik

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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.
  • credence noun Acceptance of something as true or trustworthy, usually because there is evidence for it.

Senses

Же́ртвенник 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.
  • credence (religion, countable) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.

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 colour.
  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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