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altar rail

noun

  1. the rail in front of an altar, separating the sanctuary from those parts of the church that are in front of it.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of altar rail1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Restoration experts are also still repairing the altar rail and pulpit.

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Here and there people rise from the pews to sit at the altar rail and remove their shoes and socks, to let a robed near-stranger pour water and rub their calluses.

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On Sunday, he stood in a mass of sorrow at Emanuel’s altar rail hugging its senior pastor, the Rev. Eric S.C.

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Kneeling upright at the altar rail before the statue of the Virgin Mary, Annie sleeps a good, unfeeling sleep.

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More amused than devout, they let themselves be led to the altar rail where Father Antonio Isabel made the sign of the cross in ashes on them.

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