chapel of ease

American  

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. a chapel in a remote part of a large parish, in which Mass is celebrated.

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chapel of ease British  

noun

1. a church built to accommodate those living at a distance from the parish church

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Etymology

Origin of chapel of ease

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

To get around canon law, St. Mark's will technically be known as a "chapel of ease" rather than a parish for Catholics, but it will nonetheless be an approved place of worship.

From Time Magazine Archive

No longer a regular parish, it is used for special occasions and is known as a "chapel of ease."

From Time Magazine Archive

There was a chapel of ease there to Grinton.

From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter

In Bourdon Street is St. Mary's Church, a chapel of ease to St. George's, built for £12,000 by the Duke of Westminster in 1881 to replace St. Mary's Church in Park Street.

From Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

The church of Perranporth is a chapel of ease to Perranzabuloe, i.e.,

From The Cornish Riviera by Haslehust, E. W.