altar

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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

Like an evangelist giving an altar call, his bid is invitational in nature.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

Simple pews take up a small portion of the subdued space, whose altar is backed by a bright window framing a centuries-old sculpture of the Virgin and Christ Child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

A blue-lit image of Jackson was projected on a giant screen behind an altar.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

During the ceremony, many of the married female guests are invited to the altar to hold up a lace sheet over the couple and take turns grinding giant sugar cubes atop the sheet.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi