stone altar
Rock worship surface
A stone altar is a raised structure made of stone used for religious rituals, sacrifices, or offerings.
Ancient peoples built stone altars to honor deities or mark sacred sites: They discovered a Mayan stone altar in the jungle.
The term appears in archaeological contexts and biblical narratives, where altars of unhewn stone held special significance.
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- blood sacrificeRitual killing for deities
- burnt offeringSacrifice consumed by flames
- animal sacrificeRitual killing for deities
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
pagan ritual · temple · offering · sacred · sacred space · holy ground · ancient · blood · high priest · priest · incense · votive candle · worship · pagan · carved · slab · ceremony · monument
- altarscommunion table, ofrenda
- sacred sitesBuddhist temples, Jerusalem, consecrated ground, Hindu temples, sacred rivers
- stone monumentsobelisk, monolith, menhir, dolmen, stele
- ancient bronzesbronze sword, bronze dagger, bronze axe, bronze tools, bronze armor
- rock featurescliff, cliff face, rock face, crag, overhang
stone altarpew
Worship hall seating
church pew · choir stall · kneeler · prayer bench · confession booth
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Furniture for home meals
workbench · butcher block · dining table · operating table · desk
stone altarpew
Worship hall seating
choir stall · pulpit · lectern · confessional · baptismal font
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