altars
Sacred offering tables
Altars is the plural of altar, a raised structure or table used for religious rituals, sacrifices, or worship.
Churches have altars at the front where communion is administered.
Ancient altars received animal offerings to the gods.
To lead someone to the altar is to marry them.
She was left at the altar means abandoned at one's own wedding.
Protected sacred space
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- offeringSomething presented or given
- templeSacred worship structure
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
shrine · sacred · incense · candles · prayer · tabernacle · holy · priest
Focused attention practice
- crystalsSolids with ordered structure
- intentionPlanned purpose for acting
- manifestationOutward display of something
- sacred spaceArea reserved for worship
spiritual · candles · objects · mindfulness · tarot · smudging · zen · devotional
Legal union of spouses
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- brideWoman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
aisle · nuptials · officiant · wedding · chapel · flowers · archway · unity
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- offeringSomething presented or given
- templeSacred worship structure
worship · shrine · sacred · incense · candles · prayer · tabernacle · holy · priest · ceremony
meditation
Focused attention practice
- crystalsSolids with ordered structure
- intentionPlanned purpose for acting
- manifestationOutward display of something
sacred space · spiritual · candles · objects · mindfulness · tarot · smudging · zen · devotional · practice
matrimony
Legal union of spouses
groom · aisle · nuptials · officiant · wedding · chapel · flowers · archway · unity · candle
ancestors
Those from whom one descends
joss · libation · totem · shamanic · animist · household · hearth · veneration · ancestral · tribal
stone
Solid earth fragment
gilded · triptych · baldachin · gothic · baroque · iconography · relief · sculptured · wooden · frescoed
- wedding imagerywedding portraits, wedding dress, bridal attire, veils, bouquets
- Greek religionZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Hera
- MayaTikal, Chichen Itza, glyphs, glyph, hieroglyphs
- Biblical archaeologyDead Sea Scrolls, Masada, Jericho, ossuaries, ancient scrolls
- Buddhist monasteriesabbots, lamas, monastery life, monastic life, monastic vows
- Buddhist objectsBuddha, Buddha statues, Buddha images, prayer wheels, prayer flag
- altar serverWorship ceremony assistant
- altar boysYoung liturgical assistants
- left at the altar
- wedding altarPlatform for exchanging vows
- incense altarPlatform for burning fragrant offerings
- altar callSummons to public faith