Usually means: Primary ceremonial altar in church.
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General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. high altar: Merriam-Webster
  2. high altar: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. high altar: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. high altar: Collins English Dictionary
  5. high altar: Vocabulary.com
  6. high-altar, high altar: Wordnik
  7. high altar: Wiktionary
  8. High altar, high altar: Dictionary.com
  9. High Altar, High altar: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. high altar: Rhymezone
  11. high altar: FreeDictionary.org
  12. high altar: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. high altar: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. high altar: Encyclopedia

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Altar, High, High Altar: Catholic Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  The main altar in a church, situated on the main axis at the east of the chancel or choir.

Similar:
altar, altar carpet, antechoir, chancel, superaltar, ambo, antechapel, altar screen, altar tomb, nave, more...

Opposite:
low altar, sanctuary, chancel

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Similar:
altar, altar carpet, antechoir, chancel, superaltar, ambo, antechapel, altar screen, altar tomb, nave, more...

Opposite:
low altar, sanctuary, chancel



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