chapel

noun

Definition of chapelnext
as in cathedral

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Recent Examples of chapel The chapel is set for completion in 2026 and is named after the philanthropists who gifted FIU $14 million to support the construction of the building. — Florida International University, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 Mary Ellen Brown, 68, stood in the back of the chapel and greeted those who walked inside, toward their usual pews, while Emily Lyons, almost 90, maneuvered her walker through the worn wooden doors. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 On Friday, June 26, the bride and her bridal party checked in for a workout class at their favorite studio, Midtown Yoga, before heading out to a rehearsal dinner at the chapel, followed by a welcome party at the Washington-Duke Inn. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 In 2007, Popular Science profiled submarine designer Bruce Jones’s plan for his Poseidon Undersea Resort, a 40-foot-deep complex of individual suites, with a library, wedding chapel, and restaurant. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 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 two nations will face each other in the cathedral to football, Estadio Azteca, more than 7,000 feet above sea level.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • In a carousel shared to Instagram, the star included a photo of herself walking through an old cathedral in a pale gray wedding dress embellished with flowers and birds and a long, floor-sweeping veil.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of cathedral
Noun
  • Khamenei’s body will then be returned to Iran to be buried Thursday at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Khamenei’s casket was displayed Tuesday in Qom, the Iranian seat of religious scholarship, and Iranian officials have said funeral events will take place Wednesday in Iraq, which is home to two of the holiest shrines for Shiites.
    — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 7 July 2026
Definition of shrine
Noun
  • To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • Unfortunately, the abbey fell into a state of disrepair for many years until Philippe Pascal and his family acquired the property in 2004 and upgraded not just the estate but the entire region’s standing.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Definition of abbey
Noun
  • The Calabria governor confirmed that 63 Cuban doctors, some of them previously involved in Cuba’s international medical mission, recently applied to work in its healthcare system independently.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Demand is climbing, with Electron flying a record 21 missions in 2025 at 100% success, up from 16 the year before.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of mission
Noun
  • Rhaena goes to the Vale and begs Lady Jeyne Arryn for sanctuary, but the noblewoman wants nothing to do with her.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • In the warm ivory sanctuary of her office in her ambassadorial Georgian town house in London, Madonna is on the latest turn of the roller coaster that is her thrilling, adventuresome, and fecund life.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Definition of sanctuary
Noun
  • Supporters argue that the gatherings represent a form of devotion untethered from rigid rituals and the gatekeeping normally associated with temples or religious processions.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Still, many traditionalists don’t believe robotic elephants belong in temples.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 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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