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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

It was built by a Mr. Richard Hunt, to whose memory there is a tablet on the wall, and was opened as a chapel of ease in 1814.

From Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

If a parish be of greater extent than ordinary, it hath generally a chapel of ease; and some of the parishes have two such chapels, besides the church, for the greater convenience of the parishioners.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert

George M�ller 'got through' his painful effort of August 27, 1826, reciting this memoriter sermon at eight A.M. in the chapel of ease, and three hours later in the parish church.

From George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God by Pierson, Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan)