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Bob Dylan and Ray Charles gifted flowers for the altar as well.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Under the altar is a stone made from a blend of earth, stone and sand from the island, cast with water brought from a Cuban refugee raft.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
When mourners gathered in a Southern California church for Barbara Keating’s November 2001 memorial service, an urn was placed at the altar.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
His Jiwa tribute shelf reinterprets rattan—a humble, sustainable and abundant material—as a spiritual altar-like form.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Under the altar is a stone made from a blend of earth, stone and sand from the island, cast with water brought from a Cuban refugee raft.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
When mourners gathered in a Southern California church for Barbara Keating’s November 2001 memorial service, an urn was placed at the altar.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
His Jiwa tribute shelf reinterprets rattan—a humble, sustainable and abundant material—as a spiritual altar-like form.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altar
pulpit
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The pulpit dates back to 1609 and was originally in the church in Tórshavn.—
Katherine LaGrave,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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Included is a set of pipes at the front of the sanctuary, behind the pulpit, called the Chancel Swell, which is used when the organ is played for smaller gatherings.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Altar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altar. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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