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A chapel (from Latin: cappella) is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common type of these.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈtʃæp. ə l / us / ˈtʃæp. ə l / Add to word list. C2. a room that is part of a larger building and is used for Christian worship: The college / hospital / prison has its own chapel. the Chapel of St Paul. C2 mainly UK.
1. : a subordinate or private place of worship: such as. a. : a place of worship serving a residence or institution. b. : a small house of worship usually associated with a main church. c. : a room or recess in a church for meditation and prayer or small religious services. 2.
Generally, a chapel is a place of worship that is not a church which belongs to a parish in a village or town, but is more private or has a special purpose. This chapel near Cambridge in England was built in the 1100s as a place for people with Leprosy to worship, as they were not welcome in the other churches. Private chapels. Small chapels.
a building used for Christian worship by Christians who do not belong to the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. Fewer examples. The chapel became a sanctuary for the refugees. They meet in an old house, whose basement has been converted into a chapel. We always went to chapel on Sundays. They built a small chapel from the local rock.
chapel, small, intimate place of worship. The name was originally applied to the shrine in which the kings of France preserved the cape (late Latin cappella, diminutive of cappa) of St. Martin.
Rome. 1km0.6miles. Sistine Chapel. The Sistine Chapel ( / ˌsɪsˈtiːnˈtʃæpəl /; Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum; Italian: Cappella Sistina [kapˈpɛlla siˈstiːna]) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City.
noun. /ˈtʃæpl/ [countable] a small building or room where Christians go to pray, attend religious services, etc. in a school, prison, large private house, etc. a college chapel. Extra Examples. Topics Religion and festivals c2, Buildings c2, Education c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
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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.
