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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Noun
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Small altars are often created, decorated with yellow marigolds, photographs, small gifts and favorite foods and drinks of those being honored, especially sugar skulls.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, offerings like these were usually made to painted or sculpted deities, not to fire altars.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hillsides and fields that were once mosaics of blue phlox, wood poppies and Jack-in-the-pulpits have become swaths of monochrome yellow.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
10 Sep. 2025
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Among that past ministry work was that of City of Refuge, a program administered by FBC Woodstock for pastors who vacated their pulpits due to burn out or disciplinary reasons.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Footpaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpaces. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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