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high altar
noun
- the principal altar of a church
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However, historical evidence indicates that only the coffins of Alfred and Edward were at the site of the high altar.
From The Daily Beast
On the north side is part of a fourteenth-century reredos, probably that which stood behind the high altar.
From Project Gutenberg
He turned toward the high altar; the gleaming window above seemed a doorway into heaven.
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Mass being ended, the heralds, standing at the high altar, proclaimed the titles of the late Empress.
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The high altar which occupies the southern end is, in its way, something very fine.
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The high altar is very choice and beautiful; and the contiguous decorations are profuse and exquisite.
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