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

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Example Sentences

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antechapel

Four steps lead from the outer nave aisle on the north side into the antechapel that stands to the west end, outside the entrance to the Derby Chapel.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital by Rev. Thomas Perkins

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 Charlotte Mary Yonge

The aisles facing her antechapel are constantly filled with a crowd of kneeling votaries.

From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Nathaniel Armstrong Wells

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 Charles Hitchcock Sherrill

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 Rev. Thomas Perkins

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