Altar Vs Alter: Meanings with Examples

Altar

Altar, the word is a noun.

Altar শব্দটি একটি noun.

Meaning as a noun:

A kind of table used in a Christian church or other religious buildings to consecrate different items during any religious ceremony.

একধরনের টেবিল বা বেদি যা খ্রীস্টান ধর্মাবলম্বীদের গীর্জায় বা অন্য ধর্মের উপাসনালয়ে কোন ধর্মীয় অনুষ্ঠানের সময় বিভিন্ন বস্তু ধর্মীয় কারণে উৎসর্গ করার জন্য রাখা হয়।

Example:

• Many people were gathering to the altar to pray for themselves and their near and dear ones.
• I saw the priest standing beside the altar.
• The woman was crying and praying sitting in front of the altar.
• Different people bring different kinds of items to consecrate to the altar.
• The old lady brought some bread to consecrate to the altar.

Alter

Alter, the word is used as a verb.

Alter, শব্দটি verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

Meaning as a verb:

1. Making little changes to anything.

কোনকিছুতে সামান্য পরিবর্তন আনা।

Example:

• We altered the plan for the betterment of the company.
• You need to alter the design because it is not fulfilling all the criteria.
• We could not alter the proposal because of lack of time.
• Please alter the composition otherwise it will fail to gain popularity.

2. Making structural changes to architectures or buildings.

কোন স্থাপনায় বা দালান নির্মাণে কাঠামোগত পরিবর্তন আনা।

Example:

• The company has started to alter their building.
• We are planning to alter the kitchen because the space is too small.
• We need to alter the building because it is built in an old pattern.
• We need to alter the washroom because it does not have all the modern facilities.

3. Changing the size of clothes for better fitting.

কোন পোশাকের আকার পরিবর্তন করা যাতে আরও ভালভাবে পরা যায়।

Example:

• I have given my dress to the tailor again to get it altered.