Sentences with 'altar'
Example sentences and phrases with the word altar and other words derived from it.
• « Every church had to have a relic on its altar (contained in a special box called a reliquary) or it was not considered to be truly holy ground. »
• « There are countless precious objects on its walls, tables and sideboards: a beautiful altar decorated with gold and semi-precious gems, splendid icons, chandeliers beautifully engraved with tiny icons. »
• « In a black mass a virgin priestess acts as an altar, and on her naked body animal sacrifices will be performed, leading, in the paroxysm, to human sacrifices. »