Толковый словарь английского языка - chapel
Chapel
chapel
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, from Medieval Latin cappella, from diminutive of Late Latin cappa cloak; from the cloak of Saint Martin of Tours preserved as a sacred relic in a ~ built for that purpose Date: 13th century a subordinate or private place of worship: as, a place of worship serving a residence or institution, a small house of worship usually associated with a main church, a room or recess in a church for meditation and prayer or small religious services, a place of worship used by a Christian group other than an established church , a choir of singers belonging to a ~, a ~ service or assembly at a school or college, an association of the employees in a printing office, 6. funeral home , a room for funeral services in a funeral home
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n. 1 a a place for private Christian worship in a large church or esp. a cathedral, with its own altar and dedication (Lady chapel). b a place of Christian worship attached to a private house or institution. 2 Brit. a a place of worship for nonconformist bodies. b (predic.) an attender at or believer in nonconformist worship (they are strictly chapel). c a chapel service. d attendance at a chapel. 3 an Anglican church subordinate to a parish church. 4 Printing a the members or branch of a printers' trade union at a specific place of work. b a meeting of them. Phrases and idioms chapel of ease an Anglican chapel for the convenience of remote parishioners. chapel of rest an undertaker's mortuary. chapel royal a chapel in a royal palace. father of chapel (or the chapel) the shop steward of a printers' chapel. Etymology: ME f. OF chapele f. med.L cappella dimin. of cappa cloak: the first chapel was a sanctuary in which St Martin's sacred cloak (cappella) was preserved ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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