Definition of Footpace. Meaning of Footpace. Synonyms of Footpace

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Definition of Footpace

Footpace
Footpace Foot"pace`, n. 1. A walking pace or step. 2. A dais, or elevated platform; the highest step of the altar; a landing in a staircase. --Shipley.

Meaning of Footpace from wikipedia

- pre-1969 Roman-Rite high altar decorated with reredos and set on a three-step footpace, below which the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar are said. Leaning against...
- steps with his right foot would also enter the predella (the platform or footpace on which the altar stood) with his right foot. The same rule applied to...
- a line) on the altar steps—the celebrant on the top platform (called a footpace), the deacon on a middle step, and the sub-deacon on the bottom step. The...