altar card

noun

One of a set of three richly-ornamented cards, placed on the altar during a Tridentine mass, containing the texts of prayers.

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Meanings

nounaltar card (plural altar cards)

plural altar cards

  1. One of a set of three richly-ornamented cards, placed on the altar during a Tridentine mass, containing the texts of prayers.

Translations

Italian cartagloria
  • cartagloriaone of a set of three richly-ornamented cards, placed on the altar during a Tridentine mass, containing the texts of prayers
Portuguese sacra
  • sacraone of a set of three richly-ornamented cards, placed on the altar during a Tridentine mass, containing the texts of prayers
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APA

altar card. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20card

MLA

“altar card.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20card. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “altar card,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20card.

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