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Also called altar slab .

Origin of altar stone

1275–1325; Middle English awterston

Words nearby altar stone

altar cloth, altar girl, altar of repose, altarpiece, altar rail, altar stone, altazimuth, altazimuth coordinate system, altazimuth mount, altazimuth mounting, alt.country

How to use altar stone in a sentence

Morfed heard it and looked up, setting at the same time his hand on the edge of the altar stone.
A Prince of Cornwall|Charles W. Whistler
That night, for the first time since he had first gone to sleep on the altar stone, Quentin slept apart from it.
The Magic World|Edith Nesbit
The old high-altar stone is still in existence, and is now used as the communion table.
England of My Heart--Spring|Edward Hutton
Standing on the apex of the large altar stone the views become very extensive, and combine a great diversity of scenery.
Guernsey Pictorial Directory and Stranger's Guide|Thomas Bellamy

(j) A simple recumbent slab of micaceous sandstone called the "Altar Stone."
Stonehenge|Frank Stevens