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chancel

noun

1 chancel

Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing.

synonyms: bema, sanctuary.

Roget 1000: place of worship; house of God, house of prayer.    temple, cathedral, minster, church, kirk, chapel, meetinghouse, bethel, tabernacle, conventicle, ... show more

Dutch: koor, stiltegebied
Polish: prezbiterium, chór


Moby thesaurus: Easter sepulcher, ambry, apse, baptistery, blindstory, choir, cloisters, confessional, confessionary, crypt, diaconicon, diaconicum, nave, porch, presbytery, rood loft, rood stair, rood tower, sacrarium, sacristy ... show more.

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