| ALTAR | • altar n. A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites. • altar n. (Informal) A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary. • altar n. (Figurative) Any (real or notional) place where something is worshipped or sacrificed to. |
| ALTARAGE | • altarage n. The offerings made upon the altar or to a church. • altarage n. The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes. • ALTARAGE n. offerings made upon the altar. |
| ALTARAGES | • altarages n. Plural of altarage. • ALTARAGE n. offerings made upon the altar. |
| ALTARPIECE | • altarpiece n. A work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church. • ALTARPIECE n. a work of art that decorates the space above and behind an altar. |
| ALTARPIECES | • altarpieces n. Plural of altarpiece. • ALTARPIECE n. a work of art that decorates the space above and behind an altar. |
| ALTARS | • altars n. Plural of altar. • ALTAR n. a raised structure used in worship. |
| ALTARWISE | • altarwise adj. Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall. • ALTARWISE adv. in the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south. |
| MULTARTICULATE | • multarticulate adj. Having many articulations or joints. • MULTARTICULATE adj. many-jointed, also MULTIARTICULATE. |
| SALTARELLI | • saltarelli n. Plural of saltarello. • SALTARELLO n. (Italian) a lively Italian dance. |
| SALTARELLO | • saltarello n. A lively medieval Italian dance with a leaping step. • saltarello n. The music for such a dance. • SALTARELLO n. (Italian) a lively Italian dance. |
| SALTARELLOS | • saltarellos n. Plural of saltarello. • SALTARELLO n. (Italian) a lively Italian dance. |
| SUPERALTAR | • superaltar n. (Architecture) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, suitable for holding objects; a predella or gradino. • SUPERALTAR n. a raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar. |
| SUPERALTARS | • superaltars n. Plural of superaltar. • SUPERALTAR n. a raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar. |