high altar
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
It was found months later, 500 miles away, at the high altar of Arbroath Abbey.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2022
Archbishop Thabo Makgoba laid a small box containing Tutu’s remains to rest in the floor in front of the high altar at St George’s Cathedral.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2022
On the high altar of Santa Maria della Salute is a sculptural ensemble by the Flemish Baroque artist Josse de Corte.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2021
In the pearl he saw Juana and Coyotito and himself standing and kneeling at the high altar, and they were being married now that they could pay.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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