chancel
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- chanceled adjective
- chancelled adjective
- subchancel noun
Etymology
Origin of chancel
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin cancellus lattice, railing or screen before the altar of a church, Latin cancell ( ī ) (plural) lattice, railing, grating; cancel
Example Sentences
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Before he could say another word, men from each corner of the chancel hooted and howled.
From Los Angeles Times
Hearing a cautious step behind me, I glanced over my shoulder: one of the strangers—a gentleman, evidently—was advancing up the chancel.
From Literature
She was a deacon, bell ringer and member of the chancel choir at Falls Church Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years.
From Washington Post
By turns mournful and joyous, the instrument energized congregations and fostered a call and response between the chancel and the pews.
From Washington Post
Above the chancel of Santa María la Blanca, a small, bustling parish church in Canillejas, sits an ornate wooden ceiling of stars and leaves that is among the finest, and oldest, in Spain.
From The Guardian
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