altar

as in pulpit
a table or place which serves as a center of worship or ritual There was a small altar at the front of the room with candles on it.

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Recent Examples of altar According to the excavation team, the rooms measure approximately 32 by 16 feet and feature Roman-style walls and white marble altars with alcoves that likely held sacred stones. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024 Of the couples who headed to Mexico, however, only two actually made it down the altar. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2024 But when everyone returned to the nation’s capital, a few relationships were on the rocks and never recovered before the altar. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 This is the fourth year that the L.A Times has invited readers to submit ofrendas to a digital altar. Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for altar 

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“Altar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altar. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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