chapel
21chapel — 1 noun 1 (C) a small church or a room in a hospital, prison etc in which Christians pray and have religious services 2 (C) a small church or a room or area in a church with its own altar used especially for private prayer and religious services:… …
22chapel — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French chapele, from Medieval Latin cappella, from diminutive of Late Latin cappa cloak; from the cloak of Saint Martin of Tours preserved as a sacred relic in a chapel built for that purpose Date: 13th… …
23chapel — n. place of worship 1) (a) hospital; military; prison; ship s chapel Nonconformist place of worship (BE) (used as an adjective) 2) are you church or chapel? * * * [ tʃæp(ə)l] military prison ship s chapel [ Nonconformist place of worship ] (BE)… …
24Chapel — Chapeau Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chapeau (homonymie). Le chapeau est un couvre chef, devenu un accessoire de mode que l on porte sur la tête …
25Chapel — Orig. the shrine with the cape (chapele) of St Martin of Tours kept by the kings of France. It was in the charge of a cappellani, or *chaplain, offering *sanctuary. Thus a place for private worship; also the equipment of a portable chapel. Such… …
26chapel — noun 1》 a small building or room used for Christian worship in an institution or private house. ↘a part of a large church or cathedral with its own altar and dedication. ↘Brit. a place of worship for Nonconformist congregations. 2》 Brit.… …
27chapel */*/ — UK [ˈtʃæp(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms chapel : singular chapel plural chapels 1) a small church, or a special room used as a church, where Christians can pray or worship The hospital has its own chapel. a) a separate room or area within …
28chapel — 1. adjective Describing a person who attends a nonconformist chapel. The village butcher is chapel. 2. noun a) A place of worship, smaller than, or subordinate to a church …
29chapel — chap|el [ˈtʃæpəl] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: chapele, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Late Latin cappa cloak ( CAP1); because the cloak of St. Martin of Tours was kept in such a building] 1.) a small church, or a room in a… …
30chapel — /ˈtʃæpəl / (say chapuhl) noun 1. a private or subordinate place of prayer or worship; an oratory. 2. a separately dedicated part of a church, or a small independent churchlike edifice, devoted to special services. 3. a room or building for… …
