altar-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːltəlʌɪk/,

/ˈɒltəlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɔltərˌlaɪk/,

/ˈɑltərˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: altar n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < altar n. + -like suffix. Compare unaltarlike adj.

Resembling or characteristic of an altar, esp. in appearance; like an altar.

ΚΠ

1628 D. Calderwood Pastor & Prelate i. 16 The Prelate..hath turned the Table into an Altar-like cupboorde.

1682 H. Keepe Monumenta Westmonasteriensia 63 Between these two Altar-like Monuments, are two little Tombs.

1771 E. Kimber & R. Johnson Wotton's Baronetage of Eng. II. 416 There is a tomb erected in Harefield church. It is altar-like, of grey marble, with a canopy of the same.

1897 Athenæum 20 Feb. 252/2 The altar-like rock rising from the dark-green water.

1919 R. Kipling Graves of Fallen 6 In each cemetery there should stand a Cross of Sacrifice, and an altarlike Stone of Remembrance.

1989 Los Angeles Times 28 Feb. vi. 6/1 There is his hallmark spiral table, an altar-like sculpture based on..[a] medieval mathematical system.

2004 Vanity Fair Oct. 342/3 Fresh lilies and burning candles complete the altarlike impression.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	altar-like
释义	altar-likeadj. Brit. /ˈɔːltəlʌɪk/, /ˈɒltəlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈɔltərˌlaɪk/, /ˈɑltərˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: altar n., -like suffix. Etymology: < altar n. + -like suffix. Compare unaltarlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of an altar, esp. in appearance; like an altar. ΚΠ 1628 D. Calderwood Pastor & Prelate i. 16 The Prelate..hath turned the Table into an Altar-like cupboorde. 1682 H. Keepe Monumenta Westmonasteriensia 63 Between these two Altar-like Monuments, are two little Tombs. 1771 E. Kimber & R. Johnson Wotton's Baronetage of Eng. II. 416 There is a tomb erected in Harefield church. It is altar-like, of grey marble, with a canopy of the same. 1897 Athenæum 20 Feb. 252/2 The altar-like rock rising from the dark-green water. 1919 R. Kipling Graves of Fallen 6 In each cemetery there should stand a Cross of Sacrifice, and an altarlike Stone of Remembrance. 1989 Los Angeles Times 28 Feb. vi. 6/1 There is his hallmark spiral table, an altar-like sculpture based on..[a] medieval mathematical system. 2004 Vanity Fair Oct. 342/3 Fresh lilies and burning candles complete the altarlike impression. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1628
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