holy table
Example Sentences
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Charles X. kneels on a cushion before the holy table, which is supported by the Dauphin and the Duke of Orleans.
From The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X by Arthur Léon, baron Imbert de Saint-Amand
The enclosure of the holy table, made by the altar rails.
From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous
When the singing had ceased the Chaplain went up to the holy table.
From In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry by Marcel Dupont
Then the three knights took up the holy table and the Sangreal and went into the city; and there, in a chapel, they buried Sir Percival’s sister right solemnly.
From The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Sir James Knowles
Then, glancing upwards, I beheld the priest Whipping the cheese-cakes and figs from off The holy table; thence he coasted round To every altar spying what was left.
From The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 by William Osler
