high altar
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"When she died she was buried beside the high altar in Kildare," she said.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
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 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
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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