footpace

as in altar
a raised platform (as beneath an altar) … [He] deposited his basket by the font, went up the nave …; then he knelt upon the footpace.Thomas Hardy

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Noun
  • Fast forward 12 months, and half of that rotation is gone, sacrificed at the altar of the second-apron overlords.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The altar was accessed, oddly, by eleven stairs.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The pulpit dates back to 1609 and was originally in the church in Tórshavn.
    Katherine LaGrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Footpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpace. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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