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[ chan -suh l, chahn - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈtʃæn səl, ˈtʃɑn- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials.
Origin of chancel 1275–1325; Middle English <Middle French <Late Latin cancellus lattice, railing or screen before the altar of a church, Latin cancell (ī ) (plural) lattice, railing, grating; see cancel
OTHER WORDS FROM chancel chanceled, chancelled, adjective sub·chan·cel, noun Words nearby chancel Chanaan, chanc., chance, chanceful, chance it, chancel , chancellery, chancellor, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellorship
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Example sentences from the Web for chancel My chair was near the chancel rail, I now turned toward the west end of the church.
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Since 1996, Bolding has been director of the Chancel Choir (renamed The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian in 2008).
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He was putting on his robes in the chancel , before the looking-glass, with the dignified leisureliness that was his wont.
The Retrospect | Ada Cambridge
Among the effigied tombs of the Fauconbergs which line the chancel we find that of Sterne's friend who gave him this living.
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The unusually fine chancel arch is Transitional; the chancel itself is probably early fourteenth–century work.
Warwickshire | Clive Holland
The Solo organ and one-third of the Pedal organ are under the first arch on the north side of the chancel .
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing Miller
The tomb and effigy of the Prior of Wombridge, 1526, and some Elizabethan monuments are in the chancel .
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British Dictionary definitions for chancel noun the part of a church containing the altar, sanctuary, and choir, usually separated from the nave and transepts by a screen
Word Origin for chancel C14: from Old French, from Latin cancellī (plural) lattice
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Words related to chancel altar, shrine, temple, sanctuary, synagogue, parish, mosque, chapel, sanctum, basilica, minster, oratory, mission, abbey, fold, cathedral, tabernacle, bethel, chantry, holy place