单词 | altarless |
释义 | altarlessadj. Without any altar; lacking an altar or altars. ΚΠ 1786 ‘J. Curate’ Sc. Presbyterian Eloquence (new ed.) 154 A scriptureless, Lord's prayerless, creedless, sacramentless, altarless..Kirk. 1848 Ecclesiologist Apr. 316 The nave..is kept clean and in tolerable repair, but its..altarless interior presents a dreary spectacle to the ecclesiologist. 1878 B. Taylor Prince Deukalion ii. iv. 78 Go, altarless yet worshipped! 1949 Classical Philol. 44 205/2 An altarless cult in ancient Greece is impossible. 2008 J. Capouya Gorgeous George i. vi. 60 That raised, altarless square sat in the centre of the brick armoury, surrounded by rows of wooden seats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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