'Retable' definitions:
Definition of 'Retable'
From: GCIDE
- Retable \Re*ta"ble\ (r[-e]*t[=a]"b'l), n. (Eccl.) A shelf behind the altar, for display of lights, vases of flowers, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'retable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- altar,
- altar carpet,
- altar desk,
- altar facing,
- altar of prothesis,
- altar rail,
- altar side,
- altar slab,
- altar stair,
- altar stone,
- altarpiece,
- ancona,
- beam-end,
- bomos,
- chancel table,
- Communion table,
- corbel,
- credence,
- eschara,
- frontal,
- gradin,
- gradino,
- hestia,
- hob,
- holy table,
- ledge,
- mantel,
- mantelshelf,
- mensal,
- missal stand,
- predella,
- prothesis,
- retablo,
- rood altar,
- scrobis,
- shelf,
- shoulder,
- superaltar