- superaltar
- su·per·altar
English syllables. 2014.
superaltar
Look at other dictionaries:
Superaltar — Su per*al tar, n. (Arch.) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
superaltar — noun a portable slab of stone consecrated for use where there is no consecrated altar … English new terms dictionary
superaltar — n. Eccl. a portable slab of stone consecrated for use on an unconsecrated altar etc. Etymology: ME f. med.L superaltare (as SUPER , ALTAR) … Useful english dictionary
Predella — Pre*del la, n. [It.] The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border or frame at the foot of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gradino — Gra*di no, n.; pl. {Gradinos}. [It.] (Arch.) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. {Superaltar}, and {Gradin}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gradinos — Gradino Gra*di no, n.; pl. {Gradinos}. [It.] (Arch.) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. {Superaltar}, and {Gradin}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glastonbury Abbey — • Benedictine monastery, Somersetshire, England, pre eminently the centre of early Christian tradition in England Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Abbey … Catholic encyclopedia
Shrines in Great Britain and Ireland — Shrines of Our Lady and the Saints in Great Britain and Ireland † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Shrines of Our Lady and the Saints in Great Britain and Ireland I. SANCTUARIES OF OUR LADY A. Eng … Catholic encyclopedia
altar — Synonyms and related words: Communion table, altar carpet, altar desk, altar facing, altar of prothesis, altar rail, altar side, altar slab, altar stair, altar stone, altarpiece, ancona, bomos, chancel table, credence, eschara, frontal, gradin,… … Moby Thesaurus
altarpiece — Synonyms and related words: Communion table, abstract, abstraction, altar, altar carpet, altar desk, altar facing, altar of prothesis, altar rail, altar side, altar slab, altar stair, altar stone, ancona, block print, bomos, chancel table,… … Moby Thesaurus
