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CHAPL/ˈtʃæpl/

A chapel is a small building or room for Christian worship, often in a school, hospital, or large church: a college chapel; a chapel of rest. Church is larger and often parish-based; oratory is a private prayer room. Map the chapel on the site plan, then the denomination if given. Mix-up: chapel vs chaplain (the person); couple; do not write chapel for a concert hall with no worship use in the source.

Meaning

A small building or room for Christian worship, often in a school, hospital, or large church.

Examples

• “Map the chapel on the site plan, then the denomination if given, the RS paper said.”
• “A chapel of rest featured in the funeral source, which is the mortuary sense — still name the provider.”

Good to know

a college / hospital chapel; a chapel of rest; chapel (adj.). Larger: church. Person: chaplain. Trap: couple. RS, history, and site plans. A small place of Christian worship — map it.

Near in meaning

church, oratory, sanctuary

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