Synonyms of altars

altars

noun

plural of altar

as in pulpits

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

• pulpits
• balconies
• platforms
• podiums
• risers
• scaffolds
• bimahs
• stands
• footpaces
• stages
• tribunes
• rostra
• galleries
• daises

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of altars

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

One feels exposed, out in the elements, seeking shade from shapes that appear like altars or overlooking winding paths that veer high and low. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Inspired by Aztec temple offerings of tuberose, magnolia, plumeria, and marigold made at the altars of the gods, Flor y Canto fills a room with its intoxicating sillage. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 28 June 2026

During this time, the main square is decorated with altars, skeletons, and marigolds. — Zanny Merullo, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026

Residents assemble altars at the thresholds of their homes, adorning them with prized heirloom linens, and step into stockings, underskirts, petticoats, and blouses that have been painstakingly hand-stitched and preserved across generations. — Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026

Some hide Santa Muerte altars at home from relatives and friends because of the negative connotations. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026

Knees kneel in grassy altars as history collides with the present. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 11 May 2026

His high school gym was not the massive cathedrals built to serve the altars of Hoosier hysteria, but with 4,620 seats, the Greenfield Cougar Den is no slouch, either. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026