altar

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 The two gushed over each other at the altar with unforgettable vows for each other. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Aug. 2025 Going into the weddings, we’re clearly supposed to think that Billy will reject Ashleigh at the altar. Laura Bradley, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025 The space includes an infrared sauna, herbal steam sauna, a mineral float bath, therme bath, cold bath and a warm bath, a reset shower and salt altar. Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025 In front of her stood the altar. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for altar
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pulpit
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  • Fuller will continue to lead the church’s congregation and fulfill his responsibilities as the pulpit minister, church officials said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Let voices of care ring out of every pulpit, speak from every heart and be extended with kind acts from every hand.
    Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Altar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altar. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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