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
  • After a few moments, the bride’s sister, Chloe, wearing a yellow bridesmaid dress, could be seen stepping in to help get Noodle moving as the bride was due at the altar.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Curious and enterprising young bride-to-be Maizy leaves her groom, Beau, at the altar to embark on a cross-country quest to find an expert who can save the corn.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Before his career ended in shame, televangelist was a pioneering legend, a magnetic preacher and performer whose mastery of both pulpit and piano earned a groundbreaking national and global following.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2025
  • Many who spoke with the Herald pointed to recent polling that shows that most Americans want to leave politics out of the pulpit.
    Lauren Costantino Updated July 20, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
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“Footpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpace. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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