chapel of ease

American  

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

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

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chapel of ease British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of chapel of ease

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

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chapel of ease

To get around canon law, St. Mark's will technically be known as a "chapel of ease" rather than a parish for Catholics, but it will nonetheless be an approved place of worship.

From Time Magazine Archive

No longer a regular parish, it is used for special occasions and is known as a "chapel of ease."

From Time Magazine Archive

In the village is a neat place of worship, erected by Sir Orlando Bridgeman, who endowed it with the tythes of the parish, it being a chapel of ease to the parish of Aston.

From A Description of Modern Birmingham Whereunto Are Annexed Observations Made during an Excursion Round the Town, in the Summer of 1818, Including Warwick and Leamington by Pye, Charles

By the 6th of George III. this was made absolute; the Irish senate was decreed to be a chapel of ease to that of Westminster.

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis

This Norman held the manor of Canford, and Poole church was originally a chapel of ease for that parish.

From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric