retable

R1E1T1A1B3L1E1
/rɪˈteɪbəl/UK/riːˈteɪbəl/US/riˈteɪbəl/

noun

A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.

“Near-synonym: reredos (often synonymous)”

Similar
reredos
OriginFrench retable ← Medieval Latin retrotabulum →
Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

retable1

nounretable (plural retables)

plural retables

  1. A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.

    Near-synonym: reredos (often synonymous)

    Synonyms: reredos

retable2

verbretable (third-person singular simple present retables, present participle retabling, simple past and past participle retabled)

present singular third person retables · participle present retabling · participle past retabled · past retabled

  1. transitiveTo table again.

    Politicians are keen to retable the bill.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.

Similar
reredos
Also see
reredos

Origin

retable · noun

  1. Medieval Latinretrotabulum
  2. Frenchretable
  3. Englishretable

Borrowed from French retable, ultimately from Medieval Latin retrotabulum.

More words from French, Medieval Latin

Full word history & related roots →

retable · verb

From re- + table.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Basque erretaula
  • erretaulatable or shelf behind an altar
Catalan retaule
  • retauletable or shelf behind an altar
Czech retabulum
  • retabulumtable or shelf behind an altar
Danish altertavle
  • altertavletable or shelf behind an altar
Dutch retabel
  • retabeltable or shelf behind an altar
Esperanto retablo
  • retablotable or shelf behind an altar
Finnish alttarikaappi
  • alttarikaappitable or shelf behind an altar
French retable
  • retabletable or shelf behind an altar
German Altarretabel
  • Altarretabeltable or shelf behind an altar
Greek ντοσάλε
  • ντοσάλε (ntosále)table or shelf behind an altar
Hungarian retabló
  • retablótable or shelf behind an altar
Irish clabhar altóra
  • clabhar altóratable or shelf behind an altar
Italian dossale, retablo
  • dossaletable or shelf behind an altar
  • retablotable or shelf behind an altar
  • tritticotable or shelf behind an altar
  • politticotable or shelf behind an altar
Norwegian Bokmål altertavle
  • altertavletable or shelf behind an altar
Polish nastawa ołtarzowa
  • nastawa ołtarzowatable or shelf behind an altar
Portuguese retábulo
  • retábulotable or shelf behind an altar
Romanian retablu
  • retablutable or shelf behind an altar
Russian рета́бло, рета́бль
  • рета́бло (retáblo)table or shelf behind an altar
  • рета́бль (retáblʹ)table or shelf behind an altar
Slovak retabulum
  • retabulumtable or shelf behind an altar
Spanish retablo
  • retablotable or shelf behind an altar
Swedish retabel, altaruppsats
  • retabeltable or shelf behind an altar
  • altaruppsatstable or shelf behind an altar

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with retable

tableablecablelabelenableunablestabledisableunstablefablesablebabelMabelgablevtablebistablechaebolrelabelastablechange tablechanging tablediaper tabledrink tableinable
All rhymes →

Anagrams

Elbertabearlet
Cite this entry
APA

retable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retable

MLA

“retable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retable.

Source: retable on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.