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Synonyms for altar

Most common

shrine predella retable

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.

Forms

Plural
altars → shrines, frontals, predellas, retables…

Example sentences

  • shrine The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
altarrising
shrinerising
predellafalling
retablefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
shrine1
7 letters
frontal2, retable
8 letters
predella

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (frontal2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
autel
Italiano
altare