CHAPEL | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Chapel

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old French chapele, from medieval Latin cappella, diminutive of cappa ‘cap or cape’ (the first chapel being a sanctuary in which St Martin's cloak was preserved)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtʃapl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a small building or room used for Christian worship in a school, prison, hospital, or large private house

Short Definition:

place for worship

Examples:
  • a service in the chapel
Definition:

the members or branch of a print or newspaper trade union at a particular place of work

Short Definition:

trade union group

Examples:
  • Mr Brind was the head of the BBC's NUJ chapel

Word: Chapel

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtʃapl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

belonging to or regularly attending a Nonconformist chapel

Short Definition:

belonging to Nonconformist chapel

Examples:
  • staunch chapel folk

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