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chapel

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Definition of chapel

as in cathedral

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Recent Examples of chapel Inside are 11 bedrooms and nine bathrooms, along with several living areas, a library, a historic chapel, and a billiard room; outside are expansive terraces and a large swimming pool. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 She was confirmed at the royal chapel in August 2019, celebrating her country and heritage in a traditional Norwegian dress. — Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 Thousands laughed when it was shown at a semester-end chapel. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The oldest mentions of the Grove, which got that name in 1935, refer to its dark expanse, haunted by the spirits of soldiers who died in the nearby school chapel that was turned into an infirmary during the Civil War. — Wright Thompson, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chapel

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Walking through a historic cathedral in zip-off cargo pants and a neon-yellow souvenir shirt broadcasts your status as an outsider.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
After greeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the US envoy was taken on a tour of a cathedral in central Kyiv damaged in Russian attacks.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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Plastic water bottles pile up at shrines to Difunta Correa, who legend says miraculously nursed her infant son after dying of thirst in the desert.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
In parks and on streetcorners, impromptu shrines gave faces and names to almost 3,000 lives lost.

— Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

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The Abbazia di San Fruttuoso, a 10th-century abbey complex owned for centuries by the Dorias, a powerful Genoa family, dominates the cove setting.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Robert de Molesme founded the Cistercian order at an abbey some 20 miles away from Meursault, the small village where the new hotel is located, in 1098.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026

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As emeritus astronauts, Wiseman and Glover will donate their time to train and mentor NASA workers and share their knowledge for future moon missions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
John Sipher spent nearly three decades at the CIA focused on the Russians, a core part of the agency's mission.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

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Also dated to the 1st century, the 10-square-meter (108-square-foot) fresco is as detailed as the mosaic, with scenes depicting a walled city, with a port entrance gate, roads, a theater and a temple.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Elsewhere in the chamber archaeologists found a fresco showing a bird’s-eye view of another Roman town with a theater, a temple, and residences.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of temple

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Those who make the pilgrimage to Temple Square will encounter a host of other attractions and activities, including new exhibits, live concerts and video projections on the ceiling of the tabernacle.

— Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Built in 1892, the gospel tabernacle once was home to the Grand Ole Opry radio show from 1943 to 1974.

— USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026

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