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
  • An interior that looks like a forest The cross-shaped interior, with the altar at the apse, is an homage to light and nature.
    Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • The cross-shaped interior, with the altar at the apse, is an homage to light and nature.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Candice and Timothy show Brittany how ‘church hurt’ stretches out from the pulpit and into cultural norms around gender, sexuality, acceptance.
    Brittany Luse, NPR, 9 June 2026
  • The Sagrada Familia is a global pulpit, but it's set in a country where Christianity is receding.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 June 2026
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“Footpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpace. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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