chapel
noun
a private or subordinate place of prayer or worship; oratory.
chapels
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pluralof chapel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Homes were demolished, chapels flattened and communities displaced in Port Talbot when Wales' first stretch of motorway was built at a cost of more than £5m.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Metz has been allowed a pilot program, operating vessels inside two historic chapels in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Especially in rural areas, parishes and chapels are left without priests, though the seminaries still have students so some faithful hope they will be able to eventually replace those exiled or forced to flee.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
Many popes are buried in tombs in the grottos underneath St. Peter’s Basilica or in side chapels of the basilica itself, including all of Francis’ recent predecessors.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Icons gloomed from the porticoes or raised stiff fingers in the glinting chapels.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
