SUPERALTAR

Meaning of SUPERALTAR in English

n. Eccl. a portable slab of stone consecrated for use on an unconsecrated altar etc.

Etymology: ME f. med.L superaltare (as SUPER-, ALTAR)

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

SUPERALTAR — “+ noun Etymology: Middle English superaltare, from Medieval Latin, from Latin super- + altare altar; from its being used on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUPERALTAR — (n.) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be placed; a …
Английский словарь Webster
SUPERALTAR — ( n. ) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUPERALTAR — noun a raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be placed; a …
Webster English vocab
SUPERALTAR — ■ noun a portable slab of stone consecrated for use where there is no consecrated altar.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SUPERALTAR — n. Eccl. a portable slab of stone consecrated for use on an unconsecrated altar etc. [ME f. med.L superaltare (as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUPERALTAR — n. Eccl. a portable slab of stone consecrated for use on an unconsecrated altar etc. [ ME f. med.L superaltare …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PREDELLA — prə̇ˈdelə noun ( plural predel·le -elē, -e(ˌ)lā) Etymology: Italian, stool, prayer stool, step of an altar, probably from Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREDELLA — (n.) The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze …
Английский словарь Webster
GRADINO — (n.) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. Superaltar, and Gradin.
Английский словарь Webster
PREDELLA — ( n. ) The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRADINO — ( n. ) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. Superaltar, and Gradin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PREDELLA — noun the step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in italian painting, a band or frieze …
Webster English vocab
GRADINO — noun a step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. ·cf. superaltar, and gradin.
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SHOULDER
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SHELF — Synonyms and related words : archives, armory, arsenal, attic, band, bank, bar, basement, bay, beam-end, bed, bedding, belt, bin, bonded …
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RETABLE — Synonyms and related words : Communion table, altar, altar carpet, altar desk, altar facing, altar of prothesis, altar rail, altar …
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LEDGE — Synonyms and related words : band, bank, beam-end, bed, bedding, belt, billiard table, board, border, bordure, bowling green, brim, brink, …
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HOB — Synonyms and related words : Ariel, Befind, Corrigan, Finnbeara, Mab, Oberon, Titania, banshee, beam-end, brownie, chimney, chimney corner, cluricaune, corbel, …
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FRONTAL — Synonyms and related words : Communion table, altar, altar carpet, altar desk, altar facing, altar of prothesis, altar rail, altar …
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CREDENCE — Synonyms and related words : Communion table, acceptance, acceptation, accepting, acception, acquiescence, admission, admitting, altar, altar carpet, altar desk, altar …
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ALTARPIECE — Synonyms and related words : Communion table, abstract, abstraction, altar, altar carpet, altar desk, altar facing, altar of prothesis, altar …
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ALTAR — Synonyms and related words : Communion table, altar carpet, altar desk, altar facing, altar of prothesis, altar rail, altar side, …
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