Chancel Definition

chănsəl
noun
The part of a church around the altar, usually at the east end, reserved for the use of the clergy and the choir: it is sometimes set off by a railing or screen.
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Noun

Singular:
chancel
Plural:
chancels

Origin of Chancel

  • Middle English chauncel from Old French chancel from Late Latin cancellus latticework sing. of Latin cancellī cancel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French.

    From Wiktionary

Chancel Sentence Examples

  • Shakespeare is buried in the chancel of Holy Trinity church, his wife lying next to him.

  • He died on the 22nd of August 1818, in his 86th year, and lies buried behind the chancel of the parish church, which he had recently restored at his own charges.

  • His remains were interred on the following Friday in the chancel of Rugby chapel, immediately under the communion table.

  • There are in the chancel two freestone effigies, perhaps of the r4th century, besides three sedilia, and a piscina under arches.

  • Near it in Constitution Street is St James's Episcopal church (1862-1869), in the Early English style by Sir Gilbert Scott, with an apsidal chancel and a spire 160 ft.

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Words Starting With

CCHCHA

Words Ending With

LELCEL

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