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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Chancel \Chan"cel\, n. [OF. chancel, F. chanceau, cancel, fr. L.
cancelli lattices, crossbars. (The chancel was formerly
inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See Cancel, v. t.]
(Arch.)
(a) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the
clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed.
Hence, in modern use;
(b) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the
line of the transept farthest from the main front.
[1913 Webster]
Chancel aisle (Arch.), the aisle which passes on either
side of or around the chancel.
Chancel arch (Arch.), the arch which spans the main
opening, leading to the chancel.
Chancel casement, the principal window in a chancel.
--Tennyson.
Chancel table, the communion table.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Chancel \Chan"cel\, n. [OF. chancel, F. chanceau, cancel, fr. L.
cancelli lattices, crossbars. (The chancel was formerly
inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See Cancel, v. t.]
(Arch.)
(a) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the
clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed.
Hence, in modern use;
(b) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the
line of the transept farthest from the main front.
Chancel aisle (Arch.), the aisle which passes on either
side of or around the chancel.
Chancel arch (Arch.), the arch which spans the main
opening, leading to the chancel.
Chancel casement, the principal window in a chancel.
--Tennyson.
Chancel table, the communion table.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
chancel
n : area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir;
often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: sanctuary,
bema]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
chancel
n.
The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by
the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually
enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
Old French n.
(l en chancel)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Chancel
n.
(surname: en)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
chancel
n.
The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by
the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually
enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Chancel
n.
(surname: en)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
chancel
n.
The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by
the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually
enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
Old French n.
(l en chancel)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Chancel
n.
(surname: en)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
chancel
n.
The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by
the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually
enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
Old French n.
(l en chancel)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Chancel
n.
(surname: en)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
chancel
Ranska n.
(arkkitehtuuri: k=fr) kuoriaita
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Chancel /tʃˈansəl/
مذبح الكنيسة
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
chancel //ˈtʃɑːnsəl// //ˈt͡ʃænsəl//
презвитериум
space around the altar in a church
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
chancel /tʃˈansəl/
oltářní prostor
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
chancel /tʃˈansəl/
Altarraum
see: chancels
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
chancel //ˈtʃɑːnsəl// //ˈt͡ʃænsəl//
kuori
space around the altar in a church
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
chancel /tʃˈansəl/
oltar, svetilište
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
chancel /tʃˈansəl/
1. karzat
2. szentély
3. templomi karzat
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
chancel //ˈtʃɑːnsəl// //ˈt͡ʃænsəl//
kor
space around the altar in a church
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
chancel //ˈtʃɑːnsəl// //ˈt͡ʃænsəl//
kor
space around the altar in a church
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
chancel /tʃˈansəl/
1. kilisede mihrabın yanında bulunan din adamlarına mahsus bölme.
From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-fin ]
chancel /ʃɑ̃.səl/
kuoriaita
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "chancel":
Easter sepulcher, ambry, apse, baptistery, blindstory, choir,
cloisters, confessional, confessionary, crypt, diaconicon,
diaconicum, nave, porch, presbytery, rood loft, rood stair,
rood tower, sacrarium, sacristy, transept, triforium, vestry
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 高坛;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 高坛
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