chap‧el /ˈtʃæpəl/ noun
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: chapele, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Late Latin cappa 'cloak' ( ⇒ CAP¹); because the cloak of St. Martin of Tours was kept in such a building]

1. [countable] a small church, or a room in a hospital, prison, big church etc in which Christians pray and have religious services

2. [countable] a building where Christians who are Nonconformists have religious services

3. [uncountable] British English the religious services held in a chapel:
Bethan goes to chapel every Sunday.

4. [countable] British English the members of a union in the newspaper or printing industry

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

chapel
noun
I. part of a church; room/building used as a church
ADJ. little, small | side The funeral was conducted in one of the smaller side chapels.
family, hospital, memorial, prison, private, royal, school, wedding They were married in a wedding chapel in Las Vegas.
CHAPEL + VERB be dedicated to sb The chapel is dedicated to St Michael.
PREP. in a/the ~

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

chapel
II. church for some Protestant groups
ADJ. Baptist, Methodist, Nonconformist, etc.
VERB + CHAPEL attend, go to He goes to chapel every Sunday.
PREP. at ~ They are still at chapel (= at a service).
at a/the ~ They agreed to meet at the chapel after the service.

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