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 He is seen in his wheelchair in front of an altar, celebrating Holy Mass in a private chapel at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025 The Vatican long ago had offered to help facilitate peace talks, and Francis had regularly called for peace and dialogue from the altar of the basilica. Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025 Standing just off the main altar inside Santa Cruz Church, Ana María calmly pulled out her replacement phone — her original had been recently stolen. David Culver, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025 Four children placed white roses at the altar in front of the icon before the coffin was carried toward the niche where Francis will be laid to rest under a simple tombstone with his name in Latin. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for altar
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pulpit
Noun
  • Noah used his press pulpit to demand equality for Jews, even proposing himself as a presidential candidate.
    Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
  • From courthouses to study halls and pulpits to Senate floors, Black leaders have changed the world’s vision about what access to justice looks like in real time.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Altar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altar. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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