footpaces

plural of footpace
as in altars
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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  • The altars are laden with baked goods, fruit and flowers.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Families, villages, and churches came together in gratitude, building altars laden with food in his honor.
    Cindy Salvato, Saveur, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Footpaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpaces. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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