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Zendaya and Tom Holland are on the way to the altar because the two are officially engaged.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2025
Next to the altar where Isaac delivers sermons is an unusual Nativity scene: For the second Christmas in a row, the baby Jesus is wrapped in a keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf, and nestled on a pile of rubble.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
The main structural difference between a pagan and paleo-Christian basilica lies in the placement of the primary entrance: The churches shifted the front door from the long wall to the short wall, so that the eye would be drawn down the length of the nave to the altar.
—David Laskin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Everyone stood as the stunning bride processed to the altar, accompanied by her father, to Canon in D by Brooklyn Duo.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2025
Next to the altar where Isaac delivers sermons is an unusual Nativity scene: For the second Christmas in a row, the baby Jesus is wrapped in a keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf, and nestled on a pile of rubble.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
The main structural difference between a pagan and paleo-Christian basilica lies in the placement of the primary entrance: The churches shifted the front door from the long wall to the short wall, so that the eye would be drawn down the length of the nave to the altar.
—David Laskin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Everyone stood as the stunning bride processed to the altar, accompanied by her father, to Canon in D by Brooklyn Duo.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Altar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altar. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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