"altar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɔːl.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɒl.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔl.tɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɑl.tɚ/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-altar.ogg [US] Forms: altars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːltə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English alter, from Old English alter, taken from Latin altare (“altar”), probably related to adolere (“burn”); thus "burning place", influenced by altus (“high”). Displaced native Old English wēofod. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|alter}} Middle English alter, {{inh|en|ang|alter}} Old English alter, {{der|en|la|altare||altar}} Latin altare (“altar”), {{m|la|adolere||burn}} adolere (“burn”), {{m|la|altus||high}} altus (“high”), {{ncog|ang|wēofod}} Old English wēofod Head templates: {{en-noun}} altar (plural altars)
  1. A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites. Categories (topical): Places of worship Translations (flat-topped structure used for religious rites): altaar (Afrikaans), ilter [masculine] (Albanian), altar [masculine] (Albanian), መሠውያ (mäśäwya) (Amharic), βωμός (bōmós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), θυσιαστήριον (thusiastḗrion) [Christian, Jewish, neuter] (Ancient Greek), مَذْبَح (maḏbaḥ) [masculine] (Arabic), هَيْكَل (haykal) [masculine] (Arabic), مِحْرَاب (miḥrāb) [masculine] (Arabic), מדבחא (madbḥā) [masculine] (Aramaic), սեղան (seġan) (Armenian), խորան (xoran) (Armenian), բագին (bagin) (english: pagan) (Armenian), mehrab (Azerbaijani), qurbangah (Azerbaijani), səcdəgah (Azerbaijani), aldare (Basque), алта́р (altár) [masculine] (Belarusian), পূজাবেদি (pujabedi) (Bengali), বেদি (bedi) (Bengali), panggoo bisadis (Biatah Bidayuh), aoter [feminine] (Breton), олта́р (oltár) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ယဇ် ပလ္လင် (yaj pallang) (Burmese), altar [masculine] (Catalan), 祭壇 (Chinese Mandarin), 祭坛 (jìtán) (Chinese Mandarin), 聖壇 (Chinese Mandarin), 圣坛 (shèngtán) (Chinese Mandarin), antare (Chuukese), oltář [masculine] (Czech), altur (Dalmatian), alter [neuter] (Danish), altaar [neuter] (Dutch), x-xA-A-w-t:-R1 (ḫꜣwt) (Egyptian), altaro (Esperanto), altar (Estonian), vɔsamlekpui [neuter] (Ewe), altar [neuter] (Faroese), alttari (Finnish), autel [masculine] (French), altar [masculine] (Galician), საკურთხეველი (saḳurtxeveli) (Georgian), Altar [masculine] (German), 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (hunslastaþs) [masculine] (Gothic), βωμός (vomós) [masculine] (Greek), Αγία Τράπεζα (Agía Trápeza) [Christian, feminine] (Greek), θυσιαστήριο (thysiastírio) [neuter] (Greek), યજ્ઞવેદી (yajñavedī) (Gujarati), מִזְבֵּ֫חַ (mizbeákh) [masculine] (Hebrew), वेदी (vedī) [feminine] (Hindi), oltár (Hungarian), altari [neuter] (Icelandic), altaro (Ido), altar (Indonesian), mezbah (Indonesian), altóir [feminine] (Irish), altare [masculine] (Italian), 祭壇 (saidan) (alt: さいだん) (Japanese), мандл (mandl) (Kalmyk), ಬಲಿಪೀಠ (balipīṭha) (Kannada), ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಕೆ (yajñavēdike) (Kannada), мехраб (mexrab) (Kazakh), алтарь (altar) (Kazakh), បុចនីយដ្ឋាន (bocniiydthaan) (Khmer), អាសន (ʼasnô) (Khmer), 제단 (jedan) (alt: 祭壇) (Korean), алтарь (altar) (Kyrgyz), ຫີ້ງບູຊາ (hīng bū sā) (Lao), ຮ້ານບູຊາ (hān bū sā) (Lao), ara [feminine] (Latin), altare [neuter] (Latin), altāris [masculine] (Latvian), aukuras [masculine] (Lithuanian), altorius [masculine] (Lithuanian), Altor (Luxembourgish), олтар (oltar) [masculine] (Macedonian), жртвеник (žrtvenik) [masculine] (Macedonian), mazbah (Malay), mezbah (Malay), അൾത്താര (aḷttāra) (Malayalam), artal [masculine] (Maltese), āta [Christian] (Maori), tūāhu (english: pagan) (Maori), वेदी (vedī) (Marathi), тахилын ширээ (taxilyn širee) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), वेदी (vedī) (Nepali), autel [masculine] (Norman), text (Northern Kurdish), mezheb (Northern Kurdish), sexan (Northern Kurdish), alter [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), altar [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), alter [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), autar [masculine] (Occitan), wēofod [neuter] (Old English), altari (Old Norse), stalli [masculine] (Old Norse), altari (Old Saxon), محراب (mehrâb) (Persian), مذبح (mazbah) (Persian), ołtarz [masculine] (Polish), altar (Portuguese), ਬੇਦੀ (bedī) [feminine] (Punjabi), ਪੀਠ (pīṭh) [masculine] (Punjabi), altar [neuter] (Romanian), алта́рь (altárʹ) [masculine] (Russian), же́ртвенник (žértvennik) [masculine] (Russian), altair [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), жртвеник [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), олтар [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), žrtvenik [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), oltar [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), පූජාසනය (pūjāsanaya) (Sinhalese), oltár [masculine] (Slovak), oltar [masculine] (Slovene), altar [masculine] (Spanish), altari (Sranan Tongo), altare (Swahili), madhabahu [class-10, class-9] (Swahili), altare [neuter] (Swedish), dambana (Tagalog), меҳроб (mehrob) (Tajik), мазбаҳ (mazbah) (Tajik), பலிபீடம் (palipīṭam) (Tamil), బలిపీఠము (balipīṭhamu) (Telugu), แท่นบูชา (tɛ̂ɛn-buu-chaa) (Thai), མཆོད་ཤོམས (mchod shoms) (Tibetan), མཆོད་སྟེགས (mchod stegs) (Tibetan), sunak (Turkish), mihrap (Turkish), 𐎎𐎄𐎁𐎈 (mdbḥ) (Ugaritic), вівта́р (vivtár) [masculine] (Ukrainian), قربان گاہ (qurban gāh) [masculine] (Urdu), mehrob (Uzbek), altar (Uzbek), bàn thờ (Vietnamese), allor [feminine] (Welsh), alter (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-altar-en-noun-3P4k2PfL Disambiguation of Places of worship: 20 39 41 Disambiguation of 'flat-topped structure used for religious rites': 92 2 6
  2. (informal) A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Places of worship
    Sense id: en-altar-en-noun-Z5RZT8NG Disambiguation of Places of worship: 20 39 41
  3. (figurative) Any (real or notional) place where something is worshipped or sacrificed to. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Places of worship
    Sense id: en-altar-en-noun-83dic~jr Disambiguation of Places of worship: 20 39 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 4 58 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 5 63
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "haykal",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
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          "roman": "miḥrāb",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "seġan",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "սեղան"
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "xoran",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "խորան"
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          "code": "hy",
          "english": "pagan",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "bagin",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "բագին"
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "mehrab"
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "qurbangah"
        },
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "səcdəgah"
        },
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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "aldare"
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "altár",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
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          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "pujabedi",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "পূজাবেদি"
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        {
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          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bedi",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "বেদি"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "bth",
          "lang": "Biatah Bidayuh",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "panggoo bisadis"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aoter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "oltár",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "олта́р"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "yaj pallang",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "ယဇ် ပလ္လင်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "altar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "祭壇"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jìtán",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "祭坛"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "聖壇"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shèngtán",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "圣坛"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "chk",
          "lang": "Chuukese",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "antare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oltář"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "dlm",
          "lang": "Dalmatian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "altur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "alter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "altaar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "ḫꜣwt",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "x-xA-A-w-t:-R1"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "altaro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "altar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ee",
          "lang": "Ewe",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "vɔsamlekpui"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "altar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "alttari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "altar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saḳurtxeveli",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "საკურთხეველი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Altar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "hunslastaþs",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "vomós",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "βωμός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Agía Trápeza",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "Christian",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Αγία Τράπεζα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "thysiastírio",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "θυσιαστήριο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "bōmós",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "βωμός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "thusiastḗrion",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "Christian",
            "Jewish",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "θυσιαστήριον"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "yajñavedī",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "યજ્ઞવેદી"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "mizbeákh",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מִזְבֵּ֫חַ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vedī",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "वेदी"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "oltár"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "altari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "altaro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "altar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "mezbah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "altóir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "altare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "alt": "さいだん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "saidan",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "祭壇"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "xal",
          "lang": "Kalmyk",
          "roman": "mandl",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "мандл"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "balipīṭha",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "ಬಲಿಪೀಠ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "yajñavēdike",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಕೆ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "mexrab",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "мехраб"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "altar",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "алтарь"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "bocniiydthaan",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "បុចនីយដ្ឋាន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼasnô",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "អាសន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "alt": "祭壇",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jedan",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "제단"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "text"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "mezheb"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "sexan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "altar",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "алтарь"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "hīng bū sā",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "ຫີ້ງບູຊາ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "hān bū sā",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "ຮ້ານບູຊາ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "altare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "altāris"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "aukuras"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "altorius"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "Altor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "oltar",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "олтар"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "žrtvenik",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "жртвеник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "mazbah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "mezbah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "aḷttāra",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "അൾത്താര"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "artal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "Christian"
          ],
          "word": "āta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "english": "pagan",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "tūāhu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "vedī",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "वेदी"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "taxilyn širee",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "тахилын ширээ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "vedī",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "वेदी"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "alter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "altar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "alter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "wēofod"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "non",
          "lang": "Old Norse",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "altari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "non",
          "lang": "Old Norse",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "stalli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "osx",
          "lang": "Old Saxon",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "altari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mehrâb",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "محراب"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mazbah",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "مذبح"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ołtarz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "altar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "bedī",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ਬੇਦੀ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "pīṭh",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ਪੀਠ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "altar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "altárʹ",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "алта́рь"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "žértvennik",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "же́ртвенник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "altair"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "жртвеник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "олтар"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "žrtvenik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oltar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "pūjāsanaya",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "පූජාසනය"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oltár"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oltar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "altar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "srn",
          "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "altari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "altare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "class-10",
            "class-9"
          ],
          "word": "madhabahu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "altare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "dambana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "mehrob",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "меҳроб"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "mazbah",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "мазбаҳ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "palipīṭam",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "பலிபீடம்"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "balipīṭhamu",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "బలిపీఠము"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "tɛ̂ɛn-buu-chaa",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "แท่นบูชา"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "mchod shoms",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "མཆོད་ཤོམས"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "mchod stegs",
          "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
          "word": "མཆོད་སྟེགས"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 6",
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      "code": "af",
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      "word": "altaar"
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      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
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      "word": "altar"
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      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "መሠውያ"
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      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "מדבחא"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "seġan",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "սեղան"
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xoran",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "խորան"
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      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "բագին"
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      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "mehrab"
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      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "altár",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
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      "word": "алта́р"
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      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "pujabedi",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "পূজাবেদি"
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      "lang": "Bengali",
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      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "বেদি"
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      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "panggoo bisadis"
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      "lang": "Breton",
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      "word": "aoter"
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      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "ယဇ် ပလ္လင်"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "word": "altar"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "祭壇"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "jìtán",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "code": "chk",
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      "word": "oltář"
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      "code": "da",
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      "roman": "ḫꜣwt",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "altaro"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "altar"
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      "code": "ee",
      "lang": "Ewe",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
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      "code": "fo",
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      "word": "altar"
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      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "alttari"
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      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
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      "word": "autel"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "altar"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saḳurtxeveli",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "საკურთხეველი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Altar"
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      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "hunslastaþs",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "vomós",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
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      "word": "βωμός"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Agía Trápeza",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "Christian",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Αγία Τράπεζα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "thysiastírio",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "θυσιαστήριο"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "bōmós",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "βωμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "thusiastḗrion",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "Christian",
        "Jewish",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "θυσιαστήριον"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "yajñavedī",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "યજ્ઞવેદી"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mizbeákh",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מִזְבֵּ֫חַ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vedī",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "वेदी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "oltár"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "altari"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "altaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "altar"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "mezbah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "altóir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "altare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さいだん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "saidan",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "祭壇"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "mandl",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "мандл"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "balipīṭha",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "ಬಲಿಪೀಠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "yajñavēdike",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "ಯಜ್ಞವೇದಿಕೆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mexrab",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "мехраб"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "altar",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "алтарь"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "bocniiydthaan",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "បុចនីយដ្ឋាន"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼasnô",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "អាសន"
    },
    {
      "alt": "祭壇",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jedan",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "제단"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "text"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "mezheb"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "sexan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "altar",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "алтарь"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "hīng bū sā",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "ຫີ້ງບູຊາ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "hān bū sā",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "ຮ້ານບູຊາ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ara"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "altare"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "altāris"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aukuras"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "altorius"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "Altor"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "oltar",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "олтар"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "žrtvenik",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жртвеник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "mazbah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "mezbah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "aḷttāra",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "അൾത്താര"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "artal"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "Christian"
      ],
      "word": "āta"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "pagan",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "tūāhu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "vedī",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "वेदी"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "taxilyn širee",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "тахилын ширээ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "vedī",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "वेदी"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "alter"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "altar"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "alter"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wēofod"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "altari"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stalli"
    },
    {
      "code": "osx",
      "lang": "Old Saxon",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "altari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mehrâb",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "محراب"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mazbah",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "مذبح"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ołtarz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "altar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "bedī",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ਬੇਦੀ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "pīṭh",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ਪੀਠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "altar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "altárʹ",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "алта́рь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žértvennik",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "же́ртвенник"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "altair"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жртвеник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "олтар"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "žrtvenik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "pūjāsanaya",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "පූජාසනය"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oltár"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "altar"
    },
    {
      "code": "srn",
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "altari"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "altare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "madhabahu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "altare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "dambana"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mehrob",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "меҳроб"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mazbah",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "мазбаҳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "palipīṭam",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "பலிபீடம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "balipīṭhamu",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "బలిపీఠము"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tɛ̂ɛn-buu-chaa",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "แท่นบูชา"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "mchod shoms",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "མཆོད་ཤོམས"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "mchod stegs",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "མཆོད་སྟེགས"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "sunak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "mihrap"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "mdbḥ",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "𐎎𐎄𐎁𐎈"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vivtár",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вівта́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "qurban gāh",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قربان گاہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "mehrob"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "altar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "bàn thờ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "allor"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "flat-topped structure used for religious rites",
      "word": "alter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "altar"
}

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