altarward

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Being in or facing towards an altar. not-comparable,rare
    — Side galleries are then practically useless. Æsthetically they altogether contradict the altarward tendency of the church.
副词 adv.
  1. In the direction of an altar, toward an altar. not-comparable,uncommon
    — I am morally certain that if, whilst I was being conducted altarward through that thronged church this morning, anybody had shown any portion of my person the fullest stabbing-qualities of which the largest-sized pin is capable, I should have been thoroughly ignorant of such a demonstration.

词源

词源 1
From altar + -ward.
词源 2
From altar + -ward.
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