1 : a usually raised structure or place on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned in worship —often used figuratively to describe a thing given great or undue precedence or value especially at the cost of something else sacrificed his family life on the altar of career advancement.

What is the full meaning of altar?

ALTAR. Adore Love Thank Ask And Receive.

What does altar mean in history?

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. Ecclesiastical. communion table. Altar, Astronomy.