ALTAR BOY

Meaning of ALTAR BOY in English

( altar boys)

In the Roman Catholic church, an altar boy is a boy who helps the priest during Mass.

N-COUNT

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ALTAR BOY — noun Date: 1772 a boy who assists the celebrant in a liturgical service
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALTAR BOY — noun : a boy who is or functions as an acolyte
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALTAR BOY — acolyte (def. 1). [ 1765-75 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALTAR BOY — Date: 1772 : a boy who assists the celebrant in a liturgical service
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALTAR BOY — Function: noun Date: 1772 : a boy who assists the celebrant in a liturgical service
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ALTAR BOY — ■ noun a boy who acts as a priest's assistant during a service.
Concise Oxford English vocab
ALTAR BOY — [altar boy] n (1772): a boy who assists the celebrant in a liturgical service
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALTAR BOY — noun a boy who helps the priest in church services, especially in the Roman Catholic church
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALTAR BOY — ˈaltar boy BrE AmE noun [countable] a boy who helps a Catholic priest during a church service
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALTAR BOY — (~s) In the Roman Catholic church, an ~ is a boy who helps the priest during Mass. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ALTAR BOY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In grade school Gary had served as an altar boy . ▪ My boyfriend was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALTAR — n altar
Interlingua English vocab
ALTAR — Raised structure or place used for sacrifice, worship, or prayer. Altars probably originated with the belief that objects or places …
Английский словарь Британика
BOY — ˈbȯi noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; akin to Frisian boi boy and probably to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALTAR — ˈȯltə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin altare ) of Middle English alter, auter; Middle English alter, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOY — /boy/ , n. 1. a male child, from birth to full growth, esp. one less than 18 years of age. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALTAR — /awl"teuhr/ , n. 1. an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOY — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. often offensive : a male servant 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALTAR — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English alter, from Old English altar, from Latin altare; probably akin to Latin adolēre …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOY — noun a male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. 2. boy ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
ALTAR — noun a raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or …
Webster English vocab
BOY — [boy] n, often attrib [ME] (13c) 1: a male servant--sometimes taken to be offensive 2. a: a male child from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALTAR — [al.tar] n, often attrib [ME alter, fr. OE altar, fr. L altare; prob. akin to L adolere to burn up] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALTAR — in religion, a raised structure or place that is used for sacrifice, worship, or prayer. Altars probably originated when certain …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOY — boy, Boy BrE AmE bɔɪ ▷ boys bɔɪz ▶ ˌ boy ˈ scout AmE \ ˈ• • BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ALTAR — altar BrE AmE ˈɔːlt ə ˈɒlt- AmE \ ˈɔːlt ə r ˈɑːlt- (= alter) ▷ altar|s z ▶ ˈ altar …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOY — / bɔɪ; NAmE / noun , exclamation ■ noun 1. [ C ] a male child or a young male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALTAR — / ˈɔːltə(r); NAmE / noun a holy table in a church or temple : the high altar (= the most …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — I. boy 1 S1 W1 /bɔɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Perhaps from Frisian boi 'boy' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALTAR — al ‧ tar /ˈɔːltə $ ˈɒːltər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1000-1100 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: altare ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALTAR — n. 1 a table or flat-topped block, often of stone, for sacrifice or offering to a deity. 2 a Communion-table. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALTAR — n. 1 a table or flat-topped block, often of stone, for sacrifice or offering to a deity. 2 a Communion-table. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALTAR — n.1 a table or flat-topped block, often of stone, for sacrifice or offering to a deity. 2 a Communion-table. Phrases …
Oxford English vocab
BOY — ( boys) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A boy is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALTAR — ( altars) An altar is a holy table in a church or temple. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby boy/girl ▪ She’s just had a lovely healthy baby girl. a lucky …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALTAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES altar boy COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE high ▪ Within a dozen yards, I came …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOY — [noun] [C] - a male child or, more generally, a male of any agea teenage/adolescent boyIs it nature or nurture …
Cambridge English vocab
ALTAR — n. Raised structure or place used for sacrifice, worship, or prayer. Altars probably originated with the belief that objects or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ALTAR — Synonyms and related words : Communion table, altar carpet, altar desk, altar facing, altar of prothesis, altar rail, altar side, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOY — n. big boy fly boy whipping boy
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ALTAR — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high , main ▪ makeshift , portable ▪ sacrificial VERB + ALTAR ▪ approach , go up …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BOY — See ↑ CHILD 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ blue-eyed boy/girl • ↑ little boy/little girl • ↑ rent boy
Longman Activator English vocab
ALTAR — престол (стол в алтаре (chancel); на нём стоят свечи и лежат церковные книги; см. тж. (high altar), (sanctuary)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
BOY — n. 1 lad, youth, young man, stripling, youngster, schoolboy, fellow, urchin, brat, Colloq kid, guy, small fry, little shaver There …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BOY — See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY, FAIR-HAIRED BOY, MAMA'S BOY, OLD BOY, SEPARATE THE MEN …
Словарь английских идиом
ALTAR — The first altar of which we have any account is that built by Noah when he left the ark. (Genesis …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
BOY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALTAR — сущ. 1) а) престол, алтарь (в христианских церквях) б) жертвенник в) перен. священное место, памятное место где-л. 2) (Altar) астр. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOY
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALTAR — altar.ogg ʹɔ:ltə n 1. 1> церк. алтарь altar boy - мальчик, прислуживающий в алтаре altar rails - алтарная ограда altar …
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BOY
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ALTAR — altar сущ.1) а) престол, алтарь (в христианских церквях) б) жертвенник в) перен. священное место, памятное место где-л. 2) ( Altar) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ALTAR — n 1. 1) церк. алтарь ~ boy - мальчик, прислуживающий в алтаре ~ rails - алтарная ограда ~ curtain - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BOY
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ALTAR — n 1. 1> церк. алтарь altar boy - мальчик, прислуживающий в алтаре altar rails - алтарная ограда altar curtain - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOY
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ALTAR — сущ. 1) алтарь, жертвенник 2) престол ( в христианских церквях ) 3) священное место, помятное место 4) (Altar) астр. Алтарь, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BOY
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ALTAR — сущ. 1) алтарь, жертвенник 2) престол (в христианских церквях) 3) священное место, помятное место 4) (Altar) астр. Алтарь, Жертвенник (созвездие южного неба) 5) тех. пламенный …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BOY — _n. 1> мальчик 2> парень; молодой человек - my boy 3> сын 4> бой (слуга-туземец на Востоке) 5> _мор. юнга …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ALTAR — _n. 1> престол, алтарь (в христианских церквах); жертвенник; to lead to the altar - вести к алтарю, жениться 2> (Altar) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BOY — n. 1. мальчик 2. парень; молодой человек - my boy 3. сын 4. бой (слуга-туземец на Востоке) 5. мор. юнга …
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ALTAR — n. 1. престол, алтарь (в христианских церквах); жертвенник; to lead to the altar - вести к алтарю, жениться 2. (Altar) …
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