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
  • The man reportedly circumvented barriers that surround the altar, climbed the steps and urinated on the holy structure.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Guadalajara native Erika Rivera designed the artwork on the ivory decanter, which portrays an ofrenda (a Day of the Dead altar).
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His senior Great Dane, Monroe, sprawls out on the floor between the music and the old pulpit.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The pulpit dates back to 1609 and was originally in the church in Tórshavn.
    Katherine LaGrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Footpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpace. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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