Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun altar

2 senses of altar

Sense 1
altar, communion table, Lord's table -- (the table in Christian churches where communion is given)
       => table -- (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table")

Sense 2
altar -- (a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made)
       => structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")