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Altar vs Parament - What's the difference?

altar | parament |

As a verb altar

is .

As a noun parament is

a type of elaborate robe especially as worn by someone in power or a religious official.

altar

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.

    • Derived terms

    * altar boy * altar poem * high altar

    parament

    English

    (wikipedia parament)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of elaborate robe especially as worn by someone in power or a religious official.
  • A liturgical hanging on and around the altar, as well as the cloth hanging from the pulpit and lectern.
  • A hanging or ornament of a room of state.