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altarstone

altarstone is the alternative form 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

Forms of altarstone

pluralaltarstones

Questions about altarstone

What is altarstone the alternative form of?
Altarstone is the alternative form of altar stone.

Words near altarstone in the dictionary

  1. Altarnun
  2. altarpiece
  3. altarpieces
  4. altars
  5. altars of repose
  6. altarstone
  7. altarstones
  8. altarward
  9. altarware
  10. altarwise
  11. Altavas

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