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altar
altar /alˈtar/
noun#4507 most common
Also: sanctuary, shrine
Example sentences
Altarul este în biserică.
The altar is in the church.
Preotul stă lângă altar.
The priest stands next to the altar.
Mirii au fost conduși la altar în fața invitaților.
The bride and groom were led to the altar in front of the guests.
Altarul vechii mănăstiri a fost restaurat anul trecut.
The old monastery's altar was restored last year.
Pe altarul de marmură al catedralei ardeau lumânări aduse de credincioși.
On the cathedral's marble altar, candles brought by the faithful were burning.
Arheologii au descoperit rămășițele unui altar păgân închinat unei zeități necunoscute, îngropat sub straturile succesive ale așezării antice.
Archaeologists discovered the remains of a pagan altar dedicated to an unknown deity, buried under the successive layers of the ancient settlement.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | altar | altare |
| Genitive | altarului | altarelor |
| Accusative | altar | altare |
| Vocative | altarule | altarelor |
Word family
altaraltar
altarulthe altar (definite form)
altarealtars (plural)
a duce la altarto lead to the altar, i.e. to marry someone
Etymology
Romanian "altar" comes from Latin "altare", the raised structure used for sacrifice or offerings. The Latin word is tied to "altus", meaning high, since early altars were built as elevated platforms. Romanian kept the word largely unchanged through the Christian liturgical tradition, unlike many other Latin-derived terms that shifted in form.
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