Thesaurus results for ALTAR

altar

noun

as in pulpit

a table or place which serves as a center of worship or ritual There was a small altar at the front of the room with candles on it.

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Recent Examples of altar Katherine Nguyen stood with hands folded and head bowed at the altar of a Buddhist temple in Rosemead. —

Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026 Katherine Nguyen stood with hands folded and head bowed at the altar of a Buddhist temple in Southern California. —

ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026 Regas Christou is going back to the altar. —

Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026 One main difference with traditional Latin Mass is the priests face the altar rather than the congregation. —

Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for altar

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pulpit

Noun

Governor Healey should stop using her pulpit to smear ICE and bully private companies.

— Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
First lady Eleanor Roosevelt spoke from the church’s pulpit on March 29, 1943, telling those gathered that the right of all people to be considered equal must be preserved in the country’s post-World War II efforts.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026