Definition of chapel Chapel

/ʧæˈpʌl/ - [chatpul] - chap•el

We found 25 definitions of chapel from 7 different sources.

What does chapel mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: chapels
chapel - a place of worship that has its own altar
		house of god, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship any building where congregations gather for prayer
		chantry a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor
		lady chapel a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary
		side chapel a small chapel off the side aisle of a church
chapel - a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar; "he was late for chapel"
		chapel service

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Wiktionary

chapel (Noun)
A place of worship, smaller than, or subordinate to a church.
chapel (Noun)
A place of worship in a civil institution such as an airport, prison etc.
chapel (Noun)
A funeral home, or a room in one for holding funeral services.
chapel (Noun)
A trade union branch in UK printing or journalism.
chapel (Verb)
To cause a ship taken aback in a light breeze to turn or make a circuit so as to recover, without bracing the yards, the same tack on which she had been sailing.
chapel (Verb)
To deposit or inter in a chapel; to enshrine.
chapel (Adjective)
Describing a person who attends a nonconformist chapel.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

chapel (n.)
A subordinate place of worship
chapel (n.)
a small church, often a private foundation, as for a memorial
chapel (n.)
a small building attached to a church
chapel (n.)
a room or recess in a church, containing an altar.
chapel (n.)
A place of worship not connected with a church; as, the chapel of a palace, hospital, or prison.
chapel (n.)
In England, a place of worship used by dissenters from the Established Church; a meetinghouse.
chapel (n.)
A choir of singers, or an orchestra, attached to the court of a prince or nobleman.
chapel (n.)
A printing office, said to be so called because printing was first carried on in England in a chapel near Westminster Abbey.
chapel (n.)
An association of workmen in a printing office.
chapel (v. t.)
To deposit or inter in a chapel; to enshrine.
chapel (v. t.)
To cause (a ship taken aback in a light breeze) so to turn or make a circuit as to recover, without bracing the yards, the same tack on which she had been sailing.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

chapel
A place of worship, smaller than, or subordinate to a church.
chapel
A sacred place of small dimensions intended for the private worship of a family or a small community.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

chapel
chap′el, n. a place of worship inferior or subordinate to a regular church, or attached to a palace, garrison, prison, school, college, &c.: an oratory in a mausoleum, &c., or a cell of a church containing its own altar: a dissenters' place of worship, as of Nonconformists in England, Roman Catholics or Episcopalians in Scotland, &c.: a chapel service—hence 'to keep one's chapels'—to make the requisite number of attendances at such: an association of workmen in a printing-office.—n. Chap′elry, the jurisdiction of a chapel.—Chapel cart (see Cart).—Chapel of ease, a chapel for worshippers far from the parish church; Chapel Royal, the oratory of a royal palace; Lady chapel, such a chapel dedicated to the Virgin; Proprietary chapel, one that is the property of a private person or persons. [O. Fr. capele—Low L. cappella, dim. of cappa, a cloak or cope; orig. from the cloak of St Martin.]

Wikipedia

A chapel is a place for Christian worship. The word is used in several different ways. Generally, a chapel is a place of worship that is not a church which belongs to a parish in a village or town, but is more private or has a special purpose.

Small chapels.

Some large houses and palaces have their own private chapel where the family and the servants of the house can worship.

Usually these chapels are small. As well as being used for prayers, the chapel might also hold the graves of members of the family, or else have memorials and statues around the walls.

Famous small family chapels are at Haddon Hall in Derbyshire and in the "Riccardi Medici Palace" in Florence. This small chapel has famous frescoes of the Three Kings by Benozzo Gozzoli.

Large chapels.

Some private chapels are as large as very large churches. Because these large chapels can only be built by very rich people, they often have magnificent architecture or very rich decoration.

Some of the most famous large private chapels are St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, the Chapel Royal at Versailles Palace and the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Palace. The Sistine Chapel is the chapel of the popes and is famous for its ceiling painted by Michelangelo.

College chapels.

Many universities, colleges, schools, law courts, hospitals and prisons have their own chapels. These might be a grand and beautiful building like the Eton College Chapel, or just a small room that is set aside for prayer.

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