footpace

Definition of footpacenext
as in altar
a raised platform (as beneath an altar) … [He] deposited his basket by the font, went up the nave …; then he knelt upon the footpace.Thomas Hardy

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Noun
  • Eventually, however, the lovers found their way back to each other, and Sabrina left someone else at the altar to be with Harvey.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Wedding Falls Apart At the altar, Nicky Cunningham (Adam DiMarco) hesitates due to personal doubts, including revelations about his family.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There is a limit to how much the mayor’s office can do — like, say, compel the governor to raise taxes in order to fund a set of programs that were central to one’s campaign — but as an organizing apparatus, City Hall is an incredible pulpit.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Some wiped away tears as Fayyad named one by one the southern churches, illustrated in the cardboard cutouts next to the pulpit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Footpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpace. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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