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chapel

noun

Definition of chapelnext
as in cathedral

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Recent Examples of chapel Iti’s chapel features a traditional false door and offering scenes, though much of this decoration has been lost. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Still shellshocked, Anna drifts down a long corridor lit like a surreally unsettling dream to visit the medical facility’s chapel. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 The complaint also alleges that the entire funeral home space, including the chapel and viewing rooms, was constructed without plans or permits. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026 Thousands laughed when it was shown at a semester-end chapel. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 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
  • Originally a Byzantine cathedral before becoming an Ottoman mosque and now an active place of worship once more, its vast marble interior, soaring dome and shimmering gold mosaics still inspire awe nearly 1,500 years after it was built.
    — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Inside the cathedral’s nave, the mummified hand of St Stephen, displayed in an ornate replica of the building, was a fascinating discovery.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of cathedral
Noun
  • 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
Definition of shrine
Noun
  • The abbey connection would take 10 to 15 years to implement, the report states.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of abbey
Noun
  • And a 26-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin arrived aboard the British Royal Navy ship HMS Beagle, which had sailed from England nearly four years earlier on a mission to chart South America.
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 14, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For the past four years, the Kremlin’s mission has been to convince Russians that the war is anything but an emergency.
    — MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of mission
Noun
  • Enter the church parking lot along Queens Road, just south of the sanctuary.
    — Matt Leclercq, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In the full-beam owner’s suite, large windows fill the private sanctuary with light.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of sanctuary
Noun
  • This transforms Huston into a colorful enchantress with her grim lair now becoming a lush Greek-like temple.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Someone who already owns a comfortable pair can often find those numbers printed inside the temple arm.
    — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of temple
Noun
  • 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
Definition of tabernacle

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