footpace

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
  • America may weather another partisan cycle, but a broken CDC means preventable deaths will mount, avoidable suffering will multiply and the most vulnerable will once again be sacrificed on the altar of ideology.
    Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of telling them to rush to the altar, Branton is urging his LGBTQ+ clients to take a wait and see approach while also reviewing their financial documents to make sure everything is airtight.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fuller will continue to lead the church’s congregation and fulfill his responsibilities as the pulpit minister, church officials said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Let voices of care ring out of every pulpit, speak from every heart and be extended with kind acts from every hand.
    Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Footpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpace. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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