chancel
IPA: tʃˈænsʌɫ
noun
- The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
- A surname
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Examples of "chancel" in Sentences
- The floor of the nave and chancel is tiled.
- Gargoyles stretch from the eaves of the chancel.
- The apsidal chancel is enclosed by a narrow ambulatory.
- In the middle of the chancel stands a handsome brass eagle desk.
- The benches in the nave and chancel are in walnut and have carved ends.
- The floors are modern vinyl tile in the nave and marble in the chancel.
- Also visible is the wooden vault of the chancel and the arches of the nave.
- The division between the north nave and the chancel is marked by a buttress.
- It has a Norman chancel with gargoyles on its roof and a golden weathercock.
- The chancel is slightly lower than the nave and the tower has a broach spire.