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altar stone

noun

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  1. A consecrated stone that forms all or part of the mensa of an altar.

    • Some churches also have an altar stone, a separate stone set into the mensa containing a relic of a saint, although this is becoming extremely rare.
    • This statement indicates that according to Exod 20:25, altar stones, like most sacrifices and like priests, are sanctified.

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