Word Type

Noun

The word "altar" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

ceremony sanctuary synagogue temple

Derived Terms

Lady altar altar bell altar boy altar bread altar call altar card altar carpet altar cloth altar girl altar guild altar of repose altar poem altar screen altar server altar society altar stone altar tomb altar wine altar-cloth altar-stone altarage altared altarist altarless altarlet altarlike altarpiece altarware altarwise high altar lead someone to the altar leave someone at the altar superaltar

Has Property

sacred

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

construction structure table

Instance Of

album

Type Of (IsA)

album indoor stage place where people pray sacred place structure table table or raised structure wooden structure where people pray

Related Terms

flat religious rite sacrifice sanctuary structure table top worship

Used For

adoration of god church church services conducting religious ceremony focal point in church get married at getting married kneeling in front of marry sweetheart place to get married place to pray pray pray to god religious purposes religious sacrifices sacrifices use by priest weddings worship worship god

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.