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chapel
Universal Words
noun
1 [C] a small building or room used for Christian worship in a school, prison, large private house, etc:
a college chapel
2 [C] a separate part of a church or CATHEDRAL, with its own ALTAR, used for some services and private prayer:
a Lady chapel (= a chapel DEDICATED to Mary, the mother of Jesus)
3 [C,U] (BrE) the word for a church used in some Christian DENOMINATIONS, for example by Nonconformists in Britain:
a Methodist chapel * a Mormon chapel * She always went to chapel on Sundays.
4 [C] a small church:
a tiny chapel in the mountains
5 [C] a small building or room used for funeral services, especially at a CEMETERY or CREMATORIUM:
a chapel of rest
6 [C+sing./pl.v.] (BrE) a branch of a trade union in a newspaper office or printing house; the members of the branch
