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3 definitions found for superaltar
| Oxford English Reference 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)
| English Explanatory Dictionary |
superaltar n. Eccl. a portable slab of stone consecrated for use on an unconsecrated altar etc. [ME f. med.L superaltare (as SUPER-, ALTAR)]
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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.
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