altar rail
the rail in front of an altar, separating the sanctuary from those parts of the church that are in front of it.
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How to use altar rail in a sentence
The gray shadowy walls seemed turning round and round; Richard caught the altar-rail to stand steady.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisWhen they stood at last on the base, she put her hand on his shoulder and looked across the brass altar rail.
The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. DelanyThere was no attempt to save a spot for any earnest reality, except the poor little enclosure behind the altar rail.
Studies of Christianity | James MartineauBesides the motionless figures at the altar-rail there was no one else in the chapel.
Great Possessions | Mrs. Wilfrid WardThere is a splendid reredos of Caen stone and alabaster, and a peculiarly handsome altar-rail of vert antique and alabaster.
The Church Index | William Pepperell
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