Altarless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Altarless is an adjective meaning Not having an altar.
Meaning
Not having an altar.
More Meanings
- To which there is no dedicated place of worship.
- Having no place to hold religious services.
Example Sentences
The goddess altarless, without a throne.
The elders silent, glad to hear retold The tales, familiar, of their downthrown gods, Not utterly unloved though altarless.
In this hour of your triumph, I say this, Say it not only to you But to Zeus and all on Olympus: Think of the altarless Fates
Gradually, the exteriors of stone-mound tumuli took on different shapes, from altarless to altar-equipped and tier-type structures.
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