Meanings
nounaltar wine (countable and uncountable, plural altar wines)
plural altar wines
- countableuncountableA particular type of wine produced for ritual consumption during the Roman Catholic Mass.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan vi de missa, vi de comunió
- vi de missawine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
- vi de comuniówine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
Czech mešní víno
- mešní vínowine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
Dutch miswijn
- miswijnwine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
French vin de messe, vin liturgique
- vin de messewine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
- vin liturgiquewine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
- Saint Sangwine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
German Messwein, Altarwein
- Messweinwine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
- Altarweinwine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
Italian vino da messa
- vino da messawine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
Polish wino mszalne
- wino mszalnewine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
Portuguese vinho de missa, vinho litúrgico
- vinho de missawine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
- vinho litúrgicowine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
- vinho canônicowine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
Russian прича́стное вино́
- прича́стное вино́ (pričástnoje vinó)wine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
Spanish vino de misa, vino de consagrar
- vino de misawine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
- vino de consagrarwine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
- vino de comuniónwine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
Swedish nattvardsvin, kommunionvin
- nattvardsvinwine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
- kommunionvinwine produced for ritual consumption during Mass
Cite this entry
APA
altar wine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20wine
MLA
“altar wine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20wine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “altar wine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20wine.
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