Synonyms of 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.

Related Words

• pulpit
• balcony
• platform
• podium
• bimah
• riser
• stand
• scaffold
• footpace
• dais
• stage
• rostrum
• tribune
• gallery

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of altar

The British Museum’s collection of South Arabian artifacts indeed includes incense burners, tablets, altars and other ancient items that could be the ones referred to by the Yemen Authority. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026

Each recounted the improbable path that had led them to this altar. — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026

There are photos of the happy couple standing at the altar decorated with flowers similar to the ones used in the real Swift-Kelce engagement setting in Kelce’s Leawood backyard. — Lisa Gutierrez july 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Brown was married at the church altar in the spring of ‘93, months before that calamitous summer. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026