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
  • Some suggested, in a way that has been suggested about women on this show before, that Emma needed therapy not the altar.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In the 21st century, the altar would again be mightier than the throne.
    Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Originally called People United to Save Humanity — the presumptuous title was soon changed to People United to Serve Humanity — PUSH became his pulpit.
    Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The pulpit where sermons were preached looked like an abstract disaster.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Footpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpace. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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