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Vinony

chancel

noun

  1. space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary, of a traditional Christian church building
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɑːnsəl/ / /ˈt͡ʃænsəl/

name

  1. A surname

noun

Etymology: From Old French chancel. Doublet of cancellus.

  1. The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, 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.

    “Holonyms: church, cathedral”

    “Near-synonyms: presbytery, sanctuary, apse (all broadly synonymous)”

  2. The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, 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.

    “Meronyms: presbytery, sanctuary, apse, ambulatory”

  3. The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, 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.