high altar

noun

1. the principal altar of a church

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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King Henry III commissioned the intricate mosaic of marble, stone, glass and metal, located in front of the abbey’s high altar, in the 1200s.

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It was found months later, 500 miles away, at the high altar of Arbroath Abbey.

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Before disassembly, the component parts of large items like the high altar were carefully labeled, photographed and documented, so each artifact could one day be put back together like a giant, sacred jigsaw puzzle.

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