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altar

[awl-ter] / ˈɔl tər /
NOUN
church table, pedestal
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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

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

An estimated 700,000 people gathered for the Mass celebrated by the Pope from a special altar on the Place de la Concorde, on the second day of his four-day visit to France.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Part photo album, part teen bedroom, part house party, part altar and part art gallery, “East of the River” never sacrifices style to content.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“May it be mine,” the reaper prays, “beside Demeter’s altar to dig the great winnowing fan through her heaps of corn, while she stands smiling by with sheaves and poppies in her hand.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The opera opens in the real world, as drably attired villagers assemble marigold- and candle-festooned Day of the Dead altars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 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

She went on quickly, and he followed her to where the men of Pylos had their altars.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer


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