altar

A former altar boy, he grew up as one of seven children in Nairobi informal settlements, and his parents scraped together enough to send him to school and university, where he studied criminology.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

He went toward the altar through a veil of thick smoke and first reached for the antimins, a rectangular piece of cloth that is necessary to celebrate the Liturgy, or Eucharist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

On midwinter, if standing in the centre of the circle, you would see the sun set over an altar stone to the south west of the site.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

A candle burns on the altar created by Maria Cueva inside her home in Jaramijo in honor of her son, Jefferson Ariel Mero Cueva, 25, who worked on the Fiorella.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

I moved a step closer; it fluttered a step farther away, until finally it was against the wall behind the altar.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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

Shows like “Top Chef” teach us to genuflect at the altars of celebrity culinarians, viewing their restaurants and signature dishes as luxury experiences as opposed to showing regular folks how to think innovatively about dinner.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 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

Today, diverse beliefs can be found mixed together on altars in homes, with the Virgin Mary sharing space with a ceramic Buddha and a warrior spirit from the Afro-Cuban faith.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

Maybe the offerings reappeared on the gods’ altars in Olympus...or even here, in the middle of Tartarus.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan