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chapel

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈt͡ʃæp.əl

Definitions

  1. A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church
  2. A surname.
  3. A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
  4. A place of worship in another building or within a civil institution such as a larger church, airport, prison, monastery, school, etc.; often primarily for private prayer
  5. A place of worship in another building or within a civil institution such as a larger church, airport, prison, monastery, school, etc.; often primarily for private prayer.
  6. A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant; for example, of Nonconformist or Dissenter congregations
  7. A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant; for example, of Nonconformist or Dissenter congregations.
    UK
  8. A funeral home, or a room in one for holding funeral services
  9. A funeral home, or a room in one for holding funeral services.
  10. A trade union branch in printing or journalism
  11. A trade union branch in printing or journalism.
    UK
  12. A printing office.
  13. A choir of singers, or an orchestra, attached to the court of a prince or nobleman.

Equivalents

Españolcapilla
DeutschKapelle
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Examples

One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.””

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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