Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

altarist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-tarist
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone responsible for or at a church's altar

Obsolete

noun

Someone responsible for or at a church's altar

Obsolete

Etymology

From altar + -ist. Compare Latin altarista, French altariste.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: altar

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

altarists (plural)

Questions

What does altarist mean?: Someone responsible for or at a church's altar
Where does altarist come from?: From altar + -ist. Compare Latin altarista, French altariste.

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