chapel of ease

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noun Roman Catholic Church.

a chapel in a remote part of a large parish, in which Mass is celebrated.

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Origin of chapel of ease

First recorded in 1530–40

Words nearby chapel of ease

chapeau, chapeau bras, chapel, chapel de fer, Chapel Hill, chapel of ease, chapelry, chaperon, chaperone, chapess, chapfallen

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How to use chapel of ease in a sentence

Normality, domesticity, ease, in the blazing Arizona desert.
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Where the outside conditions are not very favourable, practically all the British species may be grown with ease under glass.
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See the ease and grace of the lady in the sacque, who sits on the bank there, under the myrtles, with the guitar on her lap!
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The private chapel, built out from the house on the side next Calne, had not been used for years and years.
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In 1763 the chapel was enlarged, and at the same time a little more land was added to the graveyard.
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Tressan was monstrous ill-at-ease, and his face lost a good deal of its habitual plethora of colour.
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British Dictionary definitions for chapel of ease

chapel of ease

noun

a church built to accommodate those living at a distance from the parish church

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