altar (a table on which the eucharistic elements are consecrated or which serves as a center of worship or ritual)
1altar — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English alter, from Old English altar, from Latin altare; probably akin to Latin adolēre to burn up Date: before 12th century 1. a usually raised structure or place on which sacrifices are offered… …
2Altar — For other uses, see Altar (disambiguation). Detail from Religion, Charles Sprague Pearce (1896). Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C …
3Origin of the Eucharist — Main article: Eucharist Christians find the origin of the Eucharist in the Last Supper, at which Jesus established a New Covenant in his body and blood, fulfilling the Mosaic covenant. In this ancient rite or sacrament Christians eat bread and… …
4Church tabernacle — For other meanings of the word tabernacle, see Tabernacle (disambiguation). The Tabernacle at St. Raphael s Cathedral in Dubuque, Iowa, placed on the old high altar of the Cathedral (cf. General Instruction of the Roman Missal, 315, a). A… …
5Cathedral of Toledo — The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo, also called Primate Cathedral of Toledo, is a church in Spain. The seat of the Archdiocese of Toledo, it is one of the three 13th century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered to be the magnum… …
6biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
