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autel

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nounmasculine
  1. altarin a church

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  • ...Adorons-le dans le ciel, Adorons-le sur l'autel......Let us worship him in the sky, let us worship him on the altar...B1Maria Chapdelaine
  • Sur l’autel, et au-dessous du portrait, était le coffret qui renfermait les ferrets de diamants.On the altar, and below the portrait, was the box that contained the diamonds.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
  • Quoiqu'il n'ait ni culte, ni temple, ni autel, l'on reconnaît facilement dans cette conception la base de la mythologie payenne.Although it has no worship, temple, or altar, it is easy to recognize in this conception the basis of paid mythology.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
  • Or plus que jamais, cette année-là, Maria désirait aller à la messe de minuit, après tant de semaines loin des maisons et des églises; il lui semblait qu'elle aurait plusieurs faveurs à demander, qui seraient sûrement accordées si elle pouvait prier devant l'autel, au milieu des chants.Now more than ever in that year Maria wanted to go to midnight Mass, after so many weeks away from houses and churches; it seemed to her that she would have several favors to ask for, which would surely be granted if she could pray before the altar, in the midst of the songs.B1Maria Chapdelaine

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