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chapel(dictionary)
Sistine Chapel(encyclopedia)
Sistine Chapel(dictionary)
wedding chapel(dictionary)
King's College Chapel(dictionary)
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chapel (iou)



chapel noun & adjective. ME.
[Old French chapele from medieval Latin cappella dim. of cappa cape, cloak: see CAP noun1, -EL2 1. Orig. the sanctuary in which the cloak of St Martin was kept.]
A. noun.
gen. A place of Christian worship other than a parish or cathedral church, esp. one attached to a private house or institution. ME.
A place for private worship in a larger building, with an altar; esp. such a part of a cathedral etc., separately dedicated. ME.
A place of public worship of the national episcopal Church subordinate to a parish church. LME.
transf. A lesser temple, fane, or sanctuary, with an altar to a god. Now rare. LME.
A choir attached to a chapel (usu. of a monarch or noble); hence, any group of singers or musicians attached to a church or institution. LME.
A non-Anglican, esp. Protestant Nonconformist, place of Christian worship. M17.
A chapel service; attendance at chapel. M17.
J. Austen Without danger of reprobation because chapel was missed.
a. A printing works. Now rare. L17.
b. A meeting or association of the journeymen in a printing works; the smallest organized union group in a printing works, publishing house, etc. M18.
Phrases: chapel of ease: for the convenience of remote parishioners. chapel of rest an undertaker's mortuary. chapel royal: attached to a royal palace. father of chapel, father of the chapel the spokesman or shop steward of a printers' chapel. Lady chapel: see LADY noun. Sistine Chapel: see SISTINE adjective.
Comb.: chapel-master the director of music at a royal etc. chapel; chapelwarden (now rare) a churchwarden at a chapel.
b. adjective. Belonging to or regularly attending a Nonconformist chapel. colloq. M20.
J. Cary Mrs. Wilmot was chapel I'm sure she never went to a play.