antechapel

American  

[an-tee-chap-uhl] / ˈæn tiˌtʃæp əl /

noun

1. a room or hall before the entrance to a chapel.

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Etymology

Origin of antechapel

First recorded in 1695–1705; ante- + chapel

Example Sentences

All this part of the church has been extensively restored, as has also been the retro-choir or antechapel, as it is sometimes called.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.

The original had existed, according to the dead Ferlini's notes, on the wall of an antechapel in one of the most ruinous pyramids at Mer�e, decorated in a peculiarly barbaric Ethiopian style.

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

The one person he succeeded in interesting had a relative, already excavating in Egypt: but eventually addressed on the subject, this young man replied that the antechapel in question had fallen completely into ruin.

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

We could see in, as we paused in the darkness of the antechapel, outside the screen, while the Coadjutor advanced the door.

From Stray Pearls by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

All of this glass is quite similar to that which he installed in the antechapel of New College at Oxford.

From Stained Glass Tours in England by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock