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chapel
[chap-uhl]
noun
a private or subordinate place of prayer or worship; oratory.
a separately dedicated part of a church, or a small independent churchlike edifice, devoted to special services.
a room or building for worship in an institution, palace, etc.
(in Great Britain) a place of worship for members of various dissenting Protestant churches, as Baptists or Methodists.
a separate place of public worship dependent on the church of a parish.
a religious service in a chapel.
Don't be late for chapel!
a funeral home or the room in which funeral services are held.
a choir or orchestra of a chapel, court, etc.
a print shop or printing house.
an association of employees in a print shop for dealing with their interests, problems, etc.
verb (used with object)
Nautical.to maneuver (a sailing vessel taken aback) by the helm alone until the wind can be recovered on the original tack.
adjective
(in England) belonging to any of various dissenting Protestant sects.
chapel
/ ˈʃæə /
noun
a place of Christian worship in a larger building, esp a place set apart, with a separate altar, in a church or cathedral
a similar place of worship in or attached to a large house or institution, such as a college, hospital or prison
a church subordinate to a parish church
a Nonconformist place of worship
Nonconformist religious practices or doctrine
( as adjective ) Compare church
he is chapel, but his wife is church
(in Scotland) a Roman Catholic church
the members of a trade union in a particular newspaper office, printing house, etc
a printing office
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chapel1
Example Sentences
The princess was joined by the Duchess of Edinburgh and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence at the chapel's Galilee porch, a traditional vantage point to see the spectacle.
The plan was to print 900 copies, with the idea for every chapel and church in Wales to have a copy of the Welsh Bible.
After Carla spent five weeks at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, the couple decided instead of postponing their wedding, they would get married in an intimate ceremony at the hospital's chapel.
The couple left London with their son in the early 1980s and bought the chapel at auction after spotting it in a local newspaper.
Afraid conditions would only worsen, leaders announced in May 2024 their plans to disassemble the chapel, a national historic landmark and popular wedding venue.
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