family altar
Household worship spot
A family altar is a dedicated space in a home for religious devotion—prayer, scripture reading, or worship conducted as a household.
The term is most common among evangelical Christians, where it suggests regular family devotions: Every morning we gathered at the family altar before breakfast.
In other traditions, it may be a physical shrine with religious objects, candles, or ancestral images.
- LaresRoman protective spirits
- offeringSomething presented or given
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- prayerAddress to deity
- daily devotionsScheduled spiritual exercises
morning worship · blessing · household gods · spirit house · incense · ancestor veneration · sacred spaces · ancestor worship · devotion · rosary · remembrance · lineage · unity · puja · icon · candles · worship · cross
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- ancestral heritageancestors, grandparents, relatives, cousins, heirlooms
- Catholic FamilyCatholic school, Catholic education, Catholic values, religious education, bedtime prayers
- Christian prayerLord's Prayer, Our Father, amen, contemplative prayer, intercession
- devotionsdaily devotions, daily devotion, devotional, devotionals, devotions
- faith familiesdaily devotions, mealtime prayers, grace at meals, Bible stories, scripture reading
family altarchurch
Place of Christian worship
cathedral · public worship · house of worship · temple · mosque
family altarentertainment center
Furniture for electronics display
home bar · television room · game room · man cave · den