ALTAR
What does "ALTAR" mean?
A raised structure or table used for religious offerings, sacrifices, or rites.
Meanings
- A table or raised platform that is the focus of worship, especially in a church. The bride and groom met at the altar as the choir began.
- A raised place where sacrifices or offerings were made to a god. The ancient temple's stone altar was still stained dark with age.
- Something to which a person sacrifices time, values, or other goods (figurative). He sacrificed his weekends on the altar of his career. figurative
Word origin
From Latin 'altare' (high altar), linked to 'altus' (high) and the verb 'adolere' (to burn in sacrifice); it entered Old English as 'altar' through ecclesiastical Latin.
Remember it
ALTAR ends in -AR, where you ALTER nothing of yourself; the wedding day you ALTER your name at the ALTAR — same sounds, one letter swapped (E vs A).
A little poem
Stone worn smooth by knees,
the candle leans to its flame-
what is asked, given.
haiku
Wordplay
- I keep mixing up 'altar' and 'alter' - my vows said I'd never change, then I changed one letter.
What it teaches
Everyone tends some altar; the only question is whether you chose the god it's built for.
Quick facts
What does ALTAR mean?
A raised structure or table used for religious offerings, sacrifices, or rites.
Is ALTAR a valid word?
Yes — ALTAR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ALTAR?
ALTAR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ALTAR come from?
From Latin 'altare' (high altar), linked to 'altus' (high) and the verb 'adolere' (to burn in sacrifice); it entered Old English as 'altar' through ecclesiastical Latin.
What can ALTAR teach us?
Everyone tends some altar; the only question is whether you chose the god it's built for.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.