altar

An altar in the home of a practitioner of an African diasporic religion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

And the unintended upshot could be more wealthy couples staying together, while the less prosperous among us avoid the altar entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

For Saturday's afternoon celebration, an altar has been built on the Place de la Concorde and a large area around the Champs-Élysées sealed off by police.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Torches lit the way for the 30-year-old groom, known by the callsign Ice, and the 32-year-old bride, Khomochka, through the woods to the altar as fellow soldiers formed a guard of honour.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

The altar had an enormous Jesus on his cross at the center, the disciples at his feet.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Speaking of altars, Ms. Boston is sacrificing narrative momentum on behalf of a pretty obvious agenda—cataloging horror-movie conventions and classic devices and seeing if any still click.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

On November 1 and 2, many Mexicans will visit their dead in cemeteries and place offerings at home on colorful altars.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

In England during the Reformation it was not only the altars that were stripped, but also sites in the landscape which were associated with animacy.

From Salon ● May 28, 2025

A trailblazer in Chicano art, Amalia Mesa-Bains is known for her reimagining of traditional Mexican altars and offerings and her presentations of Mexican American women’s spirituality.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024

April and Melanie rose to their knees from their deep bows before the double altars of Egypt.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder