altar card
noun Roman Catholic Church.
one of three cards having certain portions of the Mass printed on them, placed upright on the altar to assist the memory of the celebrant.
Origin of altar card
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby altar card
altar,
altar board,
altar boy,
altar bread,
altar call,
altar card,
altar cloth,
altar girl,
altar of repose,
altar rail,
altar server