chapel

noun

Definition of chapelnext
as in cathedral

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Recent Examples of chapel In addition to more houses, the plans for the community call for an amphitheater, a chapel and a building for the residents to create art and practice crafts. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026 So Price, along with other OU Health staff, decided to host the wedding and reception at the hospital, converting the chapel into a ceremony venue and an outdoor garden area into the perfect setting for a wedding reception. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Diana’s daughter-in-law, Meghan Markle, is also a fan of the scents—so much so that her wedding chapel was scented with Diptyque. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 At the bottom of the road, a small chapel, offering Sunday school and a version of order. — Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chapel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chapel
  1. cathedral
  2. shrine
  3. abbey
  4. mission
  5. sanctuary
  6. temple
  7. tabernacle
Noun
  • In nearby Manizales, one of the towers of the neo-Gothic cathedral collapsed and fell on the nave.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Images showed one of the towers of the city's neo-Gothic cathedral had collapsed and fallen on the nave.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cathedral
Noun
  • The demon Rasho-gan has taken over the shrine and corrupted worshippers’ prayers.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Near the shrine, Mohammad Yasin Ahmadi, 15, has come from the Iranian city of Qom on his second pilgrimage.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrine
Noun
  • 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
Definition of abbey
Noun
  • From long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station to helping prepare the Artemis generation, his contributions have helped position NASA for what comes next.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On January 29, 2025, 67 people died when an Army Black Hawk helicopter on a training mission and American Airlines regional jet landing at the airport collided over the Potomac River.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of mission
Noun
  • The property also includes Dion, the ancient Macedonian sanctuary at the mountain's base.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Tamima Itani, leader of Chicago Piping Plovers, said the Chicago Park District has been an excellent partner in providing sanctuary for the birds.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sanctuary
Noun
  • At the time, Seum was a young hotel worker near Angkor Wat, an ancient Hindu temple that attracts millions of visitors each year.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
  • On a June day in Kirtland, numerous Latter-day Saints filtered in and out of the temple, some on a multistate bus tour visiting landmarks in Mormon history.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of temple
Noun
  • 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
  • In the corner of one of Amsterdam's most elegant 17th-century canal houses, a cheetah leaps from an antique tabernacle.
    — Karen Burshtein, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of tabernacle

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