herat Definition

city in northwestern Afghanistan on the Harīrūd River population 396,000

a usually raised structure or place on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned in worship —often used figuratively to describe a thing given great or undue precedence or value especially at the cost of something else

a tablelike construction used in the Christian church in celebrating the Eucharist

a table or place which serves as a center of worship or ritual—often used with the to refer to the act of getting married

to think of or treat (someone or something) as unimportant or not worthy of respect

to show very clearly that one does not like or care about (something)

while (one's) doing some related activity : at the same time