供奉宗教祭品的高起平臺或結構，或是基督教堂裡聖餐餅酒祝聖之處。包括一個橫向之祭臺厚石板（mensa）及其下各種支撐物，可指室內小型的桌臺式固定配置物，也可指戶外較大型的獨立結構物。至於新教教堂行聖餐禮所用之平台，則以「聖餐桌」(communion tables) 稱之。

祭壇(宗教建築之固定配置物)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
chi t'an (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
jì tán (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
ji tan (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
altars(religious building fixtures)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
altars(religious building fixtures)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
altar(religious building fixture)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
altar(religious building fixture)　(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
altaren(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
altaar(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
autels(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,PN)
autel(,U,法語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
altari(P,,U,Italian-偏好,D,U,PN)
altare(altars)　(,U,Italian-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
altares(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,UF,U,PN)
ara(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,UF,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........組件 (層級名)
............成分
................<依特定背景區分之組件>
....................建築元素
........................<依建築種類區分之建築元素>
............................<宗教建築之固定配置物>
................................<祭壇和祭壇組件>
....................................祭壇 (宗教建築之固定配置物)

distinguished from....	聖餐桌
thing(s) involved are....	祭壇畫(宗教視覺作品)

英文....	Elevated platforms or constructions upon which religious sacrifice is offered; in a Christian church altars are platforms where Eucharistic elements are consecrated, in the ancient tradition of a sacrifice. Includes both indoor small, tablelike fixtures and larger, free-standing, outdoor structures. It consists of a horizontal part, the mensa, placed on various types of supports. For the surface at which communion is celebrated in Protestant churches, use "communion tables."
荷蘭語....	Wordt gebruikt voor constructies waarop religieuze offerandes worden gedaan. Omvat zowel kleine, tafelachtige bouwsels als grotere, vrijstaande constructies die zich buiten bevinden. Voor het oppervlak waaraan communie wordt gevierd in protestantse kerken wordt 'Avondmaalstafels' gebruikt.
....	Costruzione o mobile destinata al sacrificio della messa. È composta di un piano orizzontale, la mensa d'altare, posto su un supporto di forme variate. La denominazione dell'altare varia a seconda della collocazione (altare maggiore, ecc.), della destinazione liturgica privilegiata (altare del SS. Sacramento, ecc.) e della sua morfologia (altare a blocco, ecc.). L'altare puù essere eventualmente collocato all'aperto.

祭壇(宗教建築之固定配置物)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 43
.................	故宮後設資料需求規格書 4
.................	世界建築經典圖鑑 338
.................	大英視覺藝術百科全書 Vol. 9, 170
altars(religious building fixtures)............	[VP]
.................	Harris, Historic Architecture Sourcebook (1977)
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1961)
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982)
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	Avery Index (1963-)
.................	Tesauro de Arte & Arquitectura (2000-)
altar(religious building fixture)............	[VP]
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988)
.................	Tesauro de Arte & Arquitectura (2000-)
.................	Paniagua Soto, Vocabulario Básico de Arquitectura (1993) 40
.................	Paniagua, Vocabulario Básico de Arquitectura (1998) 40
.................	Alvarez et al., Diccionario de la decoración (1968) 40
altaren............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
altaar............	[VP]
.................	Provenace Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
autels............	[VP]
.................	Boily et al., Religious Objects (1994) 89
autel............	[VP]
.................	Cassell's French Dictionary (1981)
altari............	[VP]
.................	Cassell's Italian Dictionary (1983)
altare(altars)............	[VP]
.................	ICCD database (1988-)
altares............	[VP]
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
ara............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Alvarez et al., Diccionario de la decoración (1968) 57
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Boily et al., Religious Objects (1994) 89
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) precoor.; Rococo altars; Baroque altars; Medieval altars; Renaissance altars; Early Christian altars
.................	Candidate term Candidate term -- ROR -- June 1995; coordinable by indexer/searcher; altar steps
.................	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)

Getty AAT: 300003725 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300003725
聯合目錄： 祭壇 、chi t'an 、jì tán 、ji tan 、altars 、altar 、altaren 、altaar 、autels 、autel 、altari 、altare 、altars 、altar 、altares 、ara