privileged altar

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noun Roman Catholic Church.

an altar at which a plenary indulgence for a departed soul may be granted upon celebration of a Mass.

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Origin of privileged altar

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby privileged altar

privatize, privet, privet hawk, privilege, privileged, privileged altar, privily, privity, priv. pr., privy, privy chamber

How to use privileged altar in a sentence

In a show about single women, Sex and The City was always in a rush to get to the altar—and with a man there waiting.
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Thomas Sadoski should be the frontrunner to play every smarmy privileged thirty-something from now on.
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Privileged children tend to live in higher-performing school districts.
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“My experience was very ordinary, but very privileged,” she said.
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Ramona had covered the box with white cloth, and the lace altar-cloth thrown over it fell in folds to the floor.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
After a few seconds Ramona rose, went into the house, brought out the white altar-cloth, and laid it over the mutilated face.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
And one of the seraphims flew to me, and in his hand was a live coal, which he had taken with the tongs off the altar.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Aunt Ri was a privileged character, but her logical method of questioning was inconvenient.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
In return, each of the priests placed an image of Buddha on a tree-root, turning it into an altar.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike