[lit. "offering throne"]
Biblical: place where sacrifices are offered: 1) stone altar used in OT times: no as yo ho wa la mchod khri zhig brtsigs/ Noah built an altar to the Lord (Gen. 8:20); 2) altar of the Temple in Jerusalem: mchod khri lta mkhan rnams mchod khri dang mnyam du skal ba thob pa/ those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar (1 Cor. 9:13 SV); 3) the altar before God's throne: pho nya gzhan zhig 'ongs nas/,,mchod khri'i rtsar 'greng ba/ another angel came and stood at the altar (Rev. 8:3); 4) altar seen by Paul in Athens: rgyus med pa'i dkon mchog gi phyir zhes bris yod pa'i mchod khri zhig an altar to an unknown God (Acts 17:23).
Buddhist: The table in front of an idol or god where precious things like tsampa, butter, or other offerings are placed (AMD), mchod pa 'bul sa'i khri'am stegs/ a shelf or place for offerings (TDC 854).
Biblical: the altar of incense: gtso bo'i pho nya spos 'bul sa'i mchod khri'i g.yas su krong nger byung ba/ an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense (Lk. 1:11).