SUPERALTAR

Etymology

Noun

superaltar (plural superaltars)

(architecture) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, suitable for holding objects; a predella or gradino.

Source: Wiktionary


Su"per*al`tar, n. (Arch.)

Definition: A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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