chancel

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

presbiterio

altar

coro

ara

retablo

sagrario

Sinónimos

sanctuary

bema

altar

presbytery

sanctum

altar screen

quire

apsis

temple

bethel

choir

shrine

Traducciones

chancel

Altarraum

chœur

ιερό

sanctuaire

autel

chœur liturgique

abside

altare

canonica

presbiterio

altare

altaria

chorus

altarium

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈtʃɑːnsəl/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Old French chancel. Doublet of cancellus.