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

The western end of the choir opens into the antechapel, which lacks its ancient glazing except for the fragments gathered together into the central western embrasure, whose original tracery glass, however, remains intact.

From Stained Glass Tours in England by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock

A statue of Sir Isaac Newton by Roubiliac stands in the antechapel, and Richard Porson and William Whewell are buried here.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

The authorities now came out of the antechapel door, and walked slowly across towards the Principal's house in a body.

From Tom Brown at Oxford by Hughes, Thomas

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.

It is contained in the antechapel, which adjoins the chapel proper on the west and opens into it.

From Stained Glass Tours in England by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock