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 From the altar, the priest—whom a fellow clergyman introduced as being el Ĉinio, or from China—delivered the readings, blessed the Eucharist, and invited us to interŝanĝi the sign of the paco. —

Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 The Kaaba is empty inside, with no altar, idol or relic on display. —

Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 25 May 2026 Do Jake and Violet make it to the altar? —

Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026 Standing beside Jake at the altar is his close friend Bode, who offers a reassuring pep talk ahead of the ceremony. —

Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for altar

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pulpit

Noun

From the pulpit, Reverend Renè Brown said that all of this was on his mind.

— Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
But while the two overlap on some issues, City Hall and the Vatican remain very different pulpits.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026