| 单词 | altar board |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaltar board altar board n. †(a) = altar table n.; cf. communion board n. at communion n. Compounds 2 (obsolete); (b) (in the Coptic Church) a removable oblong board, typically decorated with a cross, which is set into an altar and on which the consecration of the host takes place. ΚΠ c1480 (a1400) St. Juliana l. 102 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 427 Quhar tretyt is þe sacrament of godis body at altare burd. 1637 W. Prynne Quench-coale 117 S. Augustine sayth, that in his time in Africa they were made of wood. For the Donatists, sayth he, breake in sunder the Altar-boords. 1798 tr. W. Oppenheim Geogr. & Statist. Acct. Cisalpine Republic 183 The altar-board consists of a plate of red Veronese marble, six feet in breadth. 1848 W. J. Blew Ecclesia Dei 28 A lordly Bishop..Deeming its [sc. the Cross's] presence on the altar-board..A thing to be avoided and abhorr'd! 1992 N. El-Agamy tr. T. Y. Malaty Dict. Church Terms 9 When necessary, the Eucharist may take place at any place as long as there is an Altar Board. < as lemmas |
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