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Definition of Chapel
1. Noun. A place of worship that has its own altar.
Generic synonyms: House Of God, House Of Prayer, House Of Worship, Place Of Worship
Specialized synonyms: Sistine Chapel
2. Noun. A service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar. "He was late for chapel"
Definition of Chapel
1. n. A subordinate place of worship
2. v. t. To deposit or inter in a chapel; to enshrine.
Definition of Chapel
1. Noun. A place of worship, smaller than, or subordinate to a church. ¹
2. Noun. A place of worship in a civil institution such as an airport, prison etc. ¹
3. Noun. A funeral home, or a room in one for holding funeral services. ¹
4. Noun. A trade union branch in UK printing or journalism. ¹
5. Adjective. (context: in Wales) Describing a person who attends a nonconformist chapel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chapel
1. a place of worship [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chapel
Literary usage of Chapel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Regarded in this sense, the papal chapel originated on the removal of the papal
court from Rome in 1305, when the traditional feasts and ceremonies ..."
2. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"Free chapel. A chapel founded apart from the regular ecclesiastical authority.
... S. George's chapel. At Windsor; the principal chapel of Windsor Castle ..."
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