Chancel Synonyms

chănsəl
Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sanctuary
  2. bema

Words Related to Chancel

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. nave
  2. transept
  3. piscina
  4. lady chapel
  5. rood-screen
  6. sedilia
  7. clerestory
  8. reredos
  9. aisle
  10. porch
  11. sedile
  12. bell-tower
  13. chancel screen
  14. clearstory
  15. rose-window

Chancel Sentence Examples

  • Shakespeare is buried in the chancel of Holy Trinity church, his wife lying next to him.

  • He died on the 22nd of August 1818, in his 86th year, and lies buried behind the chancel of the parish church, which he had recently restored at his own charges.

  • His remains were interred on the following Friday in the chancel of Rugby chapel, immediately under the communion table.

  • There are in the chancel two freestone effigies, perhaps of the r4th century, besides three sedilia, and a piscina under arches.

  • Near it in Constitution Street is St James's Episcopal church (1862-1869), in the Early English style by Sir Gilbert Scott, with an apsidal chancel and a spire 160 ft.

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