Collocations for altar - noun
ADJ.
high, main | makeshift, portable | sacrificial
VERB + ALTAR
approach, go up to
The bride approached the altar.
The bride approached the altar.
ALTAR + NOUN
boy | cloth, frontal | rail | table
PREP.
at an/the ~
Helen and Tony knelt at the altar.
Helen and Tony knelt at the altar.
before an/the ~
He lay prostrate before the high altar.
He lay prostrate before the high altar.
on an/the ~
He placed the candles on the altar.
He placed the candles on the altar.