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high altar::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | altar |
Examples of high altar
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The marble high altar of the presbytery was built in 1532 by Baldassarre Peruzzi.
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The transepts are in line with the high altar and serve to throw light onto it.
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Opening out of this crypt is a smaller chamber, directly under the high altar.
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Sometimes the relics were located in a separate shrine, near the high altar.
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The most highly decorated part of the church is the area surrounding the high altar.
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About 1480 came the carved high altar, which is still to be found in the church today.
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Beneath the chancel arch stands the high altar, under an ornate baldachin.
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I'm just sad to watch it being sacrificed on the high altar of Mr Rusbridger's principles.
From the guardian.co.uk
At a coronation, the Archbishop of Canterbury stands at the high altar.
From the chron.com
