high altar

British  

noun

1. the principal altar of a church

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Example Sentences

As a viewer marches down the nave toward the high altar, the apostles also come into view, on a trompe l’oeil ledge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The solemn, religious ceremony elicited a yawn or two from the young prince - and he could also at times be seen pointing things out to Charlotte from their seats near the high altar.

From BBC • May 6, 2023

The space above the high altar looked like a wildflower meadow.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023

In its place now, in the high altar of the oratory, hangs a copy commissioned in 2009 and painted from photographs of the original, a plucky facsimile that looks nothing like an authentic Caravaggio.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2020

Upon the high altar stood a golden monstrance in the shape of a sunburst, at the center of which—exposed through a tiny window— was the round wafer of bread.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez