noun
1. : a stone slab serving as the top of an altar and often (as in the Roman Catholic Church) specially consecrated
2. : a small rectangular consecrated stone used as an altar by the Roman Catholic Church
noun
1. : a stone slab serving as the top of an altar and often (as in the Roman Catholic Church) specially consecrated
2. : a small rectangular consecrated stone used as an altar by the Roman Catholic Church
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012