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  • noun Plural form of altar.

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Examples

  • -- If there are altars, there are Gods: there_ are _altars; therefore, there are Gods.

    Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 of Samosata Lucian 1895

  • Taking the most potent aspects of the science, I applied them to creating small environments, which I called altars, based on Vastu principles.

    Making Room for Mr. Right Robin 2009

  • Taking the most potent aspects of the science, I applied them to creating small environments, which I called altars, based on Vastu principles.

    Making Room for Mr. Right Robin 2009

  • The last pair of pillar altars is dedicated to the Divine Infant (Gospel side) and Our Lady (epistle side).

    Neuzelle Abbey 2009

  • In great part, this is for the reason that its growth has become something of a given by now -- which is quite something when one takes into consideration that it was only 16 months ago (Nov. 2007) when Pope Benedict XVI began to employ this arrangement, not only upon the main altars of the Roman basilicas, but upon the other altars he has used as well.

    Benedictine Arrangement Spotted in Brasilian Cathedral Basilica 2009

  • The next pair of altars is dedicated to the Holy Cross (Gospel side) and the Pietà (epistle side, flanked by Saints Mary Magdalen and Apollonia):

    Neuzelle Abbey 2009

  • The Latin Mass community was given permission to salvage the original main and side altars from the Sisters 'chapel.

    St. Clement's, Ottawa, Canada 2009

  • And yes, she obviously worships at the twin altars of Missy & Tim, but she's young enough where I'll let her do that while she finds her own voice.

    Play What I Wanna Play (Music (For Robots)) 2005

  • And yes, she obviously worships at the twin altars of Missy & Tim, but she's young enough where I'll let her do that while she finds her own voice.

    Music (For Robots): January 2005 Archives 2005

  • The sides of the dock generally consist of stone steps -- called altars -- for the purpose of fixing the lower ends of the shores, and also for the convenience of supporting the workmen's scaffold.

    By Water to the Columbian Exposition Johanna S. Wisthaler

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