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altar

[awl-ter] / ˈɔl tər /
NOUN
church table, pedestal
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They’d continue to play his music and worship at his altar.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

While the other candidates pressed their palms against the podiums, ready to pounce on every question, Becerra clasped his hands like an altar boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Or maybe, Elizabeth Goldring impishly suggests in “Holbein: Renaissance Master,” he meant that he’d happily take Communion if only the table were more beautiful—dressed up, say, like a Catholic altar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Married At First Sight features single people who agree to marry total strangers, meeting them for the first time at the altar.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

My eyes travel to the altar and then the baptismal font.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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