altarwise

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective altarwise is

placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.

As adjectives the difference between parallel and altarwise

is that parallel is equally distant from one another at all points while altarwise is placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.

As an adverb parallel

is with a parallel relationship.

As a noun parallel

is one of a set of parallel lines.

As a verb parallel

is to construct or place something parallel to something else.

As a noun chancel

is the space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir in medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.

As an adjective altarwise is

placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.

As adjectives the difference between eastern and altarwise

is that eastern is of a region designated as the east by convention or from the perspective of the speaker or author while altarwise is placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.

As a verb altar

is .

As an adjective altarwise is

placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.