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altar

[awl-ter] / ˈɔl tər /
NOUN
church table, pedestal
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Like an evangelist giving an altar call, his bid is invitational in nature.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

The heavy concrete roof is actually suspended just above the walls, and seems to undulate, letting more light through in a thin opening above the altar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

A blue-lit image of Jackson was projected on a giant screen behind an altar.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

That stone now sits in an altar at St Davids Cathedral, built on the site of his original monastery.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

“Even if it were true,” he said, “what you would do is folly. You must not approach the god’s altar to try to prove him a villain.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton