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|lshtext=<b>altārĭa</b>: jum, n. ([[ante]]-[[class]] and [[class]]. [[only]] in plur.; [[later]] in <[[number]] opt="n">[[sing]].</[[number]]>, in [[three]] forms: altāre, is, n., Fest. s. v. adulescit, p. 5; Isid. Orig. 15, 4: [[altar]], āris, n., Prud. στεφ.; Vincent. 2, 515, and 9, 212; and altārĭum, ii, n., Inscr. Orell. 2519; Hier. Ep. 69.—<br /><b>I</b> Abl. altari, Petr. 135, Vulg. Gen. 33, 20, ib. Matt. 23, 20 al.) [cf. [[adoleo]], [[adolesco]], as [[sacrificial]] terms, Paul. ex Fest. p. 5 Müll., or [[altus]] from its [[height]], id. ib. p. 29; Serv. ad Verg. E. 5, 66].<br /><b>I</b> That [[which]] [[was]] placed [[upon]] the [[altar]] [[proper]] (ara) for the [[burning]] of the [[victim]] ([[altaria]] sunt, in quibus igne adoletur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 5 Müll.; cf. id. ib. p. 29): celeres urunt [[altaria]] flammae, Tib. 4, 6, 17: structae diris altaribus arae, Luc. 3, 404: [[aris]] [[altaria]] imponere, Quint. Decl. 12, 26; Sol. 9.—Hence,<br /><b>II</b> Poet. ([[pars]] pro toto), a [[high]] [[altar]] (built and ornamented [[with]] [[more]] [[splendor]] [[than]] the ara; cf. Voss ad Verg. E. 5, 66; Hab. Syn. 129): Conspergunt aras adolentque [[altaria]] donis, Lucr. 4, 1237: en [[quattuor]] aras; Ecce duas [[tibi]], Daphni, duas [[altaria]] Phoebo, [[two]] [[high]] altars to Phœbus, Verg. E. 5, 66 (ubi v. Wagn. and Voss): [[inter]] aras et [[altaria]], i. e. in Capitolio, Plin. [[Pan]]. 1, 5: [[altaria]] thymiamatis, Vulg. Exod. 30, 27; ib. Rom. 11, 3 al.—Sing. (eccl. Lat.): aedificabit ibi altare Domino, Vulg. Gen. 12, 7; ib. Psa. 25, 6; ib. Matt. 5, 23: altare de terrā facere, ib. Exod. 20, 24: altare lapideum, ib. ib. 20, 25: altare aureum, ib. Num. 4, 11; ib. Apoc. 8, 3 al. [[persaepe]].—Also plur. of a [[single]] [[altar]]: a cujus altaribus, Cic. Cat. 1, 9 fin.: ab altaribus fugatus, id. Har. Resp. 5: amoveri ab altaribus juvenem jussisset, Liv. 2, 12: Hannibalem altaribus admotum, id. 21, 1: [[altaria]] et aram complexa, Tac. A. 16, 31: sumptis in [[manus]] altaribus, Just. 24, 2; Suet. Aug. 94.
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