altar

Example Sentences

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On the altar, Father Harte moved slowly too.

From Literature

Overcoming the piddly obstacle of the class barrier supposedly dividing Benedict and Sophie was less of a question than a matter of which divine device would be manufactured to smooth their way to the altar.

From Salon

“In my culture and religion, a lot of my family practices — an Afro-Caribbean religion — we build altars.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

She spent hours in front of this memorial altar, drowning in sadness.

From Literature