- altar mound
- noun
: an Indian mound built over an altar on which sacrifices had been burned
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
altar mound
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altar — /awl teuhr/, n. 1. an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc. 2. Eccles. See communion table. 3. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Ara … Universalium
altar — al•tar [[t]ˈɔl tər[/t]] n. 1) an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc 2) rel communion table • lead to the altar Etymology: bef.… … From formal English to slang
altar — n 1. sacrificial table, elevated structure, platform, mound; AllEccles.Lord s table, holy table, communion table, God s board. 2. shrine, inner shrine, reliquary, adytum; sacred or holy place, sanctuary, holy of holies, sanctum sanctorum, inner… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Mound Builder — noun prehistoric Amerindians who built altar mounds • Hypernyms: ↑primitive, ↑primitive person … Useful english dictionary
Circular Mound Altar — The Circular Mound Altar (圜丘坛 yuán qiū tán) is an outdoor empty circular platform on three levels of marble stones, located in Beijing. It is part of the Temple of Heaven. It was constructed in 1530, during the 9th year of Emperor Jiajing s reign … Wikipedia
High altar — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Serpent Mound — Mapa SIG de Serpent Mound, creado por Timothy A. Price y Nichole I. Stump en marzo de 2002. El Great Serpent Mound o Gran Montículo de la Serpiente es un montículo efigie (Effigy Mounds) de 380 metros de largo, 6 metros de ancho y 1,2 metros de… … Wikipedia Español
temple mound — I. noun 1. : a mound forming the foundation of a temple (as in Mayan and Aztec architecture) compare teocalli 2. : a truncated American Indian mound believed to have been the site of an altar or rude temple II. adjective Usage: usually… … Useful english dictionary
Native American Church — or peyotism Religious movement among North American Indians involving the drug peyote. Peyote was first used to induce supernatural visions in Mexico in pre Columbian times; its use extended north into the Great Plains in the 19th century, and… … Universalium
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
