Altarweihe
German, noun/ˌalˈtaːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ə/
Altarweihe is spelled A-L-T-A-R-W-E-I-H-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written German, the 326,119th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Altarweihe is a German feminine noun meaning “consecration of the altar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Konsekration eines Altares in katholischen Kirchen, nach der der Altar überhaupt erst kultisch genutzt…”.
What does Altarweihe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconsecration of the altar
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Konsekration eines Altares in katholischen Kirchen, nach der der Altar überhaupt erst kultisch genutzt werden kann. Die Altarweihe erfolgt im Normalfall im Zusammenhang mit der Weihe der jeweiligen Kirche
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Altarweihe
- Altarweihen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Altarweihe?
- /ˌalˈtaːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ə/
- [ˌalˈtaːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Altarweihe in German?
Altarweihe appears about once in every 31 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).