altar

She ultimately decided on building an altar to counteract her fear with the joy of feting life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

But it’s the romantic material that really motivates this 32-year-old, who records in a booth in her bedroom next to an altar with a crystal ball and charms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

A pair of deep seats covered in nubby upholstery sit close to this sacred space’s altar — a vinyl-stacked media console holding a vintage receiver and turntable, flanked by two ATC SCM50 loudspeakers.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

The election of Leo XIV as Pope "touched something inside me," said Kawakami, who will be among the altar servers at the papal mass.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Above him, the Christ in agony hung above the altar.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

By the mid-20th century, this inherited relationship with the macabre migrated from home altars and rural folk traditions into the pavement of urban youth cultures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Agosto Machado’s altars channel Betye Saar’s assemblages, but have little of the mystery that makes her work so compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 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

Of course the temple and the two altars had to be decorated, too.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder