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chapel

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chap·el  (chpl)
n.
1.
a. A place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church.
b. A place of worship in an institution, such as a prison, college, or hospital.
c. A recess or room in a church set apart for special or small services.
d. A place of worship for those not belonging to an established church.
e. The services held at a chapel: Students attend chapel each morning.
2. Music A choir or orchestra connected with a place of worship at a royal court.
3.
a. A funeral home.
b. A room in a funeral home used for conducting funeral services.

[Middle English chapele, from Old French, from Medieval Latin capella, chapel, canopy, cape (perhaps from a shrine containing the cape of St. Martin of Tours), diminutive of capa, from Late Latin cappa, hooded cloak.]

chapel
Noun
1. a place of worship with its own altar, in a church or cathedral
2. a similar place of worship in a large house or institution
3. (in England and Wales) a Nonconformist place of worship
4. (in Scotland) a Roman Catholic church
5. the members of a trade union in a newspaper office, printing house, or publishing firm [Latin cappa cloak: originally the sanctuary where the cloak of St Martin was kept]

Chapel a choir or body of singers; an association of printers, 1688; a chapter of a printers’ union at a certain press [modern].
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chapelchapel - a place of worship that has its own altar
chantry - a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor
lady chapel - a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary
house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer
side chapel - a small chapel off the side aisle of a church
2.chapelchapel - a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar; "he was late for chapel"
divine service, religious service, service - the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"
Translations
Spanish chapel [ˈtʃæpəl] ncapilla
French chapel [ˈtʃæpl] nchapelle f
German chapel [ˈtʃæpl] nKapelle f;
(Brit) (non-conformist chapel) → Sektenkirche f;
(000) (of union) → Betriebsgruppe innerhalb der Gewerkschaft der Drucker und Journalisten

Italian chapel [ˈtʃæpl] ncappella

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This chapel was fitted up as you see it, in James the Second's time.
Near the altar of the church at Bald Hills there was a chapel over the tomb of the little princess, and in this chapel was a marble monument brought from Italy, representing an angel with outspread wings ready to fly upwards.
The chapel was already filled with an earnest congregation, and out of them rose the voice of a lecturer, directing them how to worship Giotto, not by tactful valuations, but by the standards of the spirit.
 
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