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| chapel [ chápp'l ] |
noun (plural chapels) |
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1. room for Christian worship: a place in a hospital, prison, or other institution, or in a large house, consecrated for Christian worship
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2. separate area of church: a separate area in a Christian church, having its own altar and intended for private prayer
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3. Protestant church: a place of worship used by a Nonconformist Protestant denomination such as the Methodists or Baptists
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4. service in chapel: a service held in a chapel, especially in a Nonconformist Christian church
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5. small Anglican church: a small Anglican church that operates as a branch of a parish church
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6. publishing press trade union branch: a branch of a trade union in printing and journalism
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+ sing or pl verb
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7. publishing press trade union meeting: a meeting of a printers' or journalists' chapel
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adjective |
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belonging to Nonconformist church: belonging to a Nonconformist Christian church
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dated
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| [12th century. Via Old French chapele< medieval Latin cappella 'small hooded cloak' < late Latin cappa (see cap1)] |
