Plural of altar
regular plural
The plural of altar is altars.
Forms of altar
| Singular | altar /ˈɒl.tə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | altars |
| Countable | countable |
Altars in a sentence
- These stangs can be used as natural altars in outdoor rituals or simply as walking staffs.2014 January 8, Ann Moura, Green Witchcraft: Folk Magic, Fairy Lore & Herb Craft, →ISBN, page 7. From the entry stang
- You have dressed festive altars in colored wreaths, painted them fresh with flowery threads.2010, Venantius Fortunatus, translated by Joseph Pucci, “To Radegund (d. 587) and/or to Agnes (d. no later than 589)”, in Poems to…. From the entry crocusy
- Some Asatruar kindreds call their indoor altars stalls and their outdoor altars harrows.2006, Selene Silverwind, “Asatruar Tools and Practices”, in Everything you need to know about Paganism, David & Charles, →ISBN, page 117. From the entry stall
- Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.1973, Old Testament (New International Version), Exodus 34:13. From the entry asherah
- It was catechism by incense, rood screens, gorgeous vestments and ad orientem Masses chanted from high altars that scrape the heavens.2019 August 15, Michael Rennier, “Liturgy wars? Younger Catholics just want reverence”, in Catholic Herald. From the entry ad orientem
Meaning of altar
- noun A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
- noun A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.
- noun Any (real or notional) place where something is worshipped or sacrificed to.
Questions about the plural of altar
- What is the plural of altar?
- The plural of altar is altars.
- Is altar countable?
- Altar is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: altar (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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