Construction vs. Altar
Difference Between Construction and Altar
Construction➦
Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form objects, systems, or organizations, and comes from Latin constructio (from com- "together" and struere "to pile up") and Old French construction. To construct is the verb: the act of building, and the noun is construction: how something is built, the nature of its structure.
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Altar➦
An altar is a structure with an upper surface for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches and other places of worship.
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Construction➦
The act or process of constructing.
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Altar➦
An elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered.
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Construction➦
The art, trade, or work of building
an engineer trained in highway construction.
worked in construction for seven years.
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Altar➦
A structure, typically a table, before which the divine offices are recited and upon which the Eucharist is celebrated in Christian churches.
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Construction➦
A structure, such as a building, framework, or model.
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Altar➦
A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
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Construction➦
Something fashioned or devised systematically
a nation that was glorious in its historical construction.
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Altar➦
(informal) A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.
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Construction➦
An artistic composition using various materials; an assemblage or a collage.
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Altar➦
(figurative) Any (real or notional) place where something is worshipped or sacrificed to.
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Construction➦
The way in which something is built or put together
a shelter of simple construction.
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Altar➦
A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity.
Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.
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Construction➦
The interpretation or explanation given to an expression or a statement
I was inclined to put a favorable construction on his reply.
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Altar➦
In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; the communion table.
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Construction➦
(Grammar) An arrangement of words forming a grammatical phrase, clause, or sentence.
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Altar➦
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
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Construction➦
The process of constructing.
Construction is underway on the new bridge.
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Altar➦
a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
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Construction➦
Anything that has been constructed.
The engineer marvelled at his construction.
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Construction➦
The trade of building structures.
He had worked in construction all his life.
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Construction➦
A building, model or some other structure.
The office was a construction of steel and glass.
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Construction➦
(arts) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
"Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.
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The manner in which something is built.
A thing of simple construction.
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Construction➦
(grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
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Construction➦
The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.
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Construction➦
The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
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Construction➦
(geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
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Construction➦
The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
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Construction➦
The form or manner of building or putting together the parts of anything; structure; arrangement.
An astrolabe of peculiar construction.
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Construction➦
The arrangement and connection of words in a sentence; syntactical arrangement.
Some particles . . . in certain constructions have the sense of a whole sentence contained in them.
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Construction➦
The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.
Any person . . . might, by the sort of construction that would be put on this act, become liable to the penalties of treason.
Strictly, the term [construction] signifies determining the meaning and proper effect of language by a consideration of the subject matter and attendant circumstances in connection with the words employed.
Interpretation properly precedes construction, but it does not go beyond the written text.
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Construction➦
the act of constructing or building something;
during the construction we had to take a detour
his hobby was the building of boats
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Construction➦
the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings;
their main business is home construction
workers in the building trades
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Construction➦
a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity;
the structure consisted of a series of arches
she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
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Construction➦
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit;
I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner
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Construction➦
the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
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Construction➦
an interpretation of a text or action;
they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
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Construction➦
drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem;
the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem
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