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altar stones

altar stones is the plural of altar stone.

Meaning of altar stone

Noun

altar stone (plural altar stones)

  1. A consecrated stone that forms all or part of the mensa of an altar.
    • Some churches also have an altar stone, a separate stone set into the mensa containing a relic of a saint, although this is becoming extremely rare.1993, B. Don Taylor, The Complete Training Course for Altar Guilds, page 32

Questions about altar stones

What is altar stones the plural of?
Altar stones is the plural of altar stone.

Words near altar stones in the dictionary

  1. altar server
  2. altar servers
  3. altar societies
  4. altar society
  5. altar stone
  6. altar stones
  7. altar tomb
  8. altar tombs
  9. altar wine
  10. altar wines
  11. altar-cloth

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