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altar tombs

altar tombs is the plural of altar tomb.

Meaning of altar tomb

Noun

altar tomb (plural altar tombs)

  1. A monumental memorial resembling an altar, often with a canopy.
    • Altar tombs were often placed over the vaults or burying-place, and frequently on the north and south walls of choirs, aisles, and chantry chapels.

Questions about altar tombs

What is altar tombs the plural of?
Altar tombs is the plural of altar tomb.

Words near altar tombs in the dictionary

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

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