<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">altars</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>high altars</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>freestanding altars</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>confessions</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>asen</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>boliw</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>portable altars</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>house altars</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>grave altars</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>portico altars</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>sarcophagus altars</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>side altars</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>altar tables</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>ofrendas</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>acerras</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>balikkals</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>eucharists</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>altarpieces</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>temple vases</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>altar makers</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>altarpiece makers</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>communion tables</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>altar vases</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>altar kneelers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>altars and altar components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>altar</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Elevated platforms or constructions upon which religious sacrifice is offered or other religious or spiritual activities carried out. In a Christian church altars are platforms where Eucharistic elements are consecrated, in the ancient tradition of a sacrifice. Includes both indoor small, tablelike fixtures and larger, free-standing, outdoor structures. It consists of a horizontal part, the mensa, placed on various types of supports. For the surface at which communion is celebrated in Protestant churches, use "communion tables."  ]]></note></mads>