chapel

ˈt͡ʃæp.əl

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#1·14h ago

(especially, _, Christianity) A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.

Origin: From , chapel, from , from , diminutive of cloak, cape. . (printing office): Said to be because printing was first carried on in England in a chapel near Westminster Abbey. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·14h ago

A place of worship in another building or within a civil institution such as a larger church, airport, prison, monastery, school, etc.; often primarily for private prayer.

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#3·14h ago

(UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant; for example, of Nonconformist or Dissenter congregations.

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