altar card

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altar card

noun altar cards

One of a set of three richly-ornamented cards, placed on the altar during a Tridentine mass, containing the texts of prayers.

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noun one of a set of three richly-ornamented cards, placed on the altar during a Tridentine mass, containing the texts of prayers

Português	sacra
Italiano	cartagloria

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@misc{altar_card_2026,
  title = {altar card},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/altar%20card},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}