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altar

[awl-ter] / ˈɔl tər /
NOUN
church table, pedestal
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The study focuses on how the Altar Stone and other massive rocks ended up at Stonehenge, a question that has puzzled researchers for generations.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

For narrative details, the Master of the Vyšší Brod Altar evokes Franciscan devotion, with its emphasis on the humanity of Christ.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Sánchez and the officers protecting him had left Hermosillo, the capital of the state of Sonora, before sunrise on June 23 and by 7 a.m. had arrived in Altar.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Altar wine, popularly known as divai in Swahili language, is consumed differently across dioceses, depending on the liturgical season and the level of church activity.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

From Nogales, they went south, west, and up into the highlands, often on dirt roads, to Altar.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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