altar | (noun) a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made | - |
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(noun) the table in Christian churches where communion is given | Synonyms: communion table, Lord's table |
altarpiece | (noun) a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table | Synonyms: reredos |
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altazimuth | (noun) an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation | - |
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exaltation | (noun) the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) | Synonyms: apotheosis, deification |
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(noun) a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead) | - |
(noun) the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence | - |
(noun) a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion | Synonyms: ecstasy, rapture, raptus, transport |
saltation | (noun) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | Synonyms: bounce, bound, leap, leaping, spring |
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(noun) taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music | Synonyms: dance, dancing, terpsichore |
(noun) (genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species | - |
(noun) an abrupt transition | Synonyms: jump, leap |
(noun) (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface | - |