chapel

noun

Definition of chapelnext
as in cathedral

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Recent Examples of chapel It is held outside the spa in the resort’s onsite wooden chapel where the acoustics are fantastic. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026 Amenities include an outdoor cantina, a chapel/movie theater, a mock general store, and equestrian facilities. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026 Just 12 hours later, Kelsey and Dakota went ahead with their plans to tie the knot — only, the ceremony took place at the hospital instead of the wedding chapel. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 The man’s skeleton lay beneath the chapel of Scotland’s Stirling Castle, along with the remains of several other people who had clearly died violent deaths. — ArsTechnica, 17 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
  • The $4 billion white steel, glass, and marble design by the Spanish Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava — alternately compared to a cathedral and a whale carcass — looks and feels like nothing else on the planet, much less a mall.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The interior is like a step into Italy, with tall arches, a dome ceiling from old cathedrals and a mosaic fountain on the back bar, all surrounded by bronze sculptures.
    — Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cathedral
Noun
  • Some temples may also have shrines dedicated to indigenous gods or spirits of the land.
    — Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Macombs Dam Park was originally intended to serve as a shrine to the team’s history.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 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
  • Ray Allensworth, Firefly’s vice president of spacecraft, said those observations revealed the scale of the challenge facing future missions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Falcon 9 rocket was launched in early 2025 on a one-way mission to carry lunar landers into deep space.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mission
Noun
  • Earlier this year, officials found the remains of an ancient sanctuary in northern Italy after construction crews unexpectedly uncovered the site while working on a new highway.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.
    — Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of sanctuary
Noun
  • There was no mosque in Mancelona, and Mymonie and Sam found kinship in the Masonic temple.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • An island that is often pigeonholed to infinity pools and rice-paddy views, the tropical destination is also home to working rice terraces still farmed by hand, daily temple offerings, and craft traditions passed down over generations.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 19 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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