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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">altar poles</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>altar components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>altar pillars</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar pole</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar staff</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>altar staffs</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>poles, altar</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ General term for poles, staffs, or pillars located at or incorporated in the altar, used in several religions globally. Examples are wooden poles surmounted by metal toppers, used in processions to the altar and then placed at the altar during a liturgy or ceremony.  ]]></note></mads>