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altar

[awl-ter] / ˈɔl tər /
NOUN
church table, pedestal
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In my case, I had a book about horror films, and it had the Boris Karloff one where he’s a priest or something — he’s got a black altar with white crosses.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Around the altar, placards bearing the names of Christian villages in south Lebanon -- cut off from the rest of the country or under fire -- had been placed.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Perhaps he didn’t understand the new Protestant Communion—rather than at an altar, the sacrament now took place over a table covered with a simple cloth—and he was pleading that someone explain it to him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Married At First Sight features single people who agree to marry total strangers, meeting them for the first time at the altar.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Jack used the distraction to retrieve his sword, then duck under the altar to quickly cut through the captive boy’s bonds.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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