He went to the altar to alter the way the flowers were arranged. From LearnThat.org.
The main altar is home to the most revered statuette in Jerez. From Wordnik.com. [South from Zacatecas: La Quemada archaeological site and Jerez, an undiscovered colonial gem] Reference
I have always a lamp burning, and the altar is a mass of flowers. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton] Reference
The image of the Goddess on your altar is the latest Barbie Doll. From Wordnik.com. [Morning Lyrics] Reference
The dedication of the altar is here called the cleansing and purging of it, v. 20, 26. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Above the altar is a portrait of St. Francis de Sales, painted by a fellow convert who became a Visitation sister. From Wordnik.com. [Cardinal Newman at Birmingham: Liturgical Items (Part 3 of 3)] Reference
Down the steps of the altar is another "pivialista" who is carrying the archiepiscopal cross and two acolytes with candles ( "cantàri"). From Wordnik.com. [A View into the Pontifical Archiepiscopal Mass in the Ambrosian Rite] Reference
The objection that, in Apostolic times, the term altar was not yet used in the sense of the "Lord's table" (cf. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
The altar is ready, and I take the victim by the ear. From Wordnik.com. [Familiar Letters of William James III] Reference
The altar is stripped again, except for the Cross and candles. From Wordnik.com. [Compendium of the 1955 Holy Week Revisions of Pius XII: Part 4.2 - Good Friday, The Adoration of the Cross and the Rite of the Presanctified] Reference
What altar is served by the rushing winds and lighted by the stars?. From Wordnik.com. [The Fire Within] Reference
The altar is a part of their traditional Day of the Dead celebration. From Wordnik.com. [Food is placed on an altar and blessed before being served in Pac Chen, a Mayan jungle village in Quintana Roo. The altar is a part of their traditional Day of the Dead celebration. © Jane Ammeson, 2009] Reference
As Moses's altar is called Jehovah-nissi (Exod.xvii. 15), and Jerusalem Jehovah-shammah. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
The altar is a sort of landing pad and its objects serve as signals to guide the spirits home. From Wordnik.com. [Dia de los Muertos: the dead come to life in Mexican folk art] Reference
The new one now occupied the main altar and the little one stood to one side on a smaller altar. From Wordnik.com. [Legend of the Virgin of Talpa] Reference
The main statement of the text is the separation of the altar from the rear wall (a pariete seiunctum). From Wordnik.com. [Celebration Versus Deum Still Applicable Law] Reference
If the altar is for an "angelito" or dead child, it will also include favorite toys and many white flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos in Oaxaca] Reference
Of this it is merely said that it becomes possible by separating the altar from the rear wall (peragi possit). From Wordnik.com. [Celebration Versus Deum Still Applicable Law] Reference
An altar is prepared at each ranch house where The Little Short One, as she is affectionately called, will visit. From Wordnik.com. [The Virgin of Talpa comes calling] Reference
For the traditional Mass, the red chair behind the altar is moved away and six large candle sticks adorn the altar. From Wordnik.com. [12/01/2003 - 01/01/2004] Reference
Ahaz had removed the brazen altar from the front of the Lord's house to the north of the altar which he had himself erected. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
What matters to the legislator is the possibility of detaching the altar from the rear wall, not the celebration versus populum. From Wordnik.com. [Celebration Versus Deum Still Applicable Law] Reference
The room is shaped like a cross with the walkway to the main altar being about twice as long as the two aisles that jut to the side. From Wordnik.com. [Guadalupe in Zacatecas: masterpieces of colonial art] Reference
Some of these stones have fallen across the flat one known as the altar stone, occupying a central position at the head of the horseshoe. From Wordnik.com. [What to See in England] Reference
Hence, year in, year out, the light before the altar is unceasing, the shrine is never for a moment deserted, the worship goes on forever. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Cities of Romance] Reference
The altar is a desk adorned with a candle and wooden cross. From Wordnik.com. [War Of The Faiths] Reference
KOLAR: Brides being dumped at the altar is the stuff soppy movies are made of. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
Yes, having the cross at the center of the altar is a way to bring to mind what the Mass is. From Wordnik.com. [RORATE CÆLI] Reference
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