chancel
Meaning
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.
Concepts
chancel
sanctuary
bema
altar screen
sanctum
altar
presbytery
shrine
temple
bethel
choir
quire
apsis
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtʃɑːnsəl/
Etymology
From Old French chancel. Doublet of cancellus.
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