On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Chancel. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as sanctuary or bema and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Chancel in a sentence
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Chancel meaning
- The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, 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.
- The entire end of the church in which the altar stands, including the apse and the ambulatory.
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Using Chancel
- The main meaning on this page is: The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, 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. | The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, 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. | The entire end of the church in which the altar stands, including the apse and the ambulatory.
- Useful related words include: sanctuary, bema, area.
- Possible Dutch translations are: priesterkoor, hoogkoor.
- In the example corpus, chancel often appears in combinations such as: the chancel, chancel with, chancel arch.
Context around Chancel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chancel
- In this selection, "chancel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rectangular, short, church, arch, choir and end stand out and add context to how "chancel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a short chancel 3 and and and the chancel arch is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chancel" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chancel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The chancel is surrounded by an ambulatory and 15 chapels. (10 words)
They were seized on Tuesday from a property in Chancel Close. (11 words)
Remains of the Saxon church exist as the chancel wall and arch. (12 words)
As an example, below is the groundplan of Kirkstall Abbey, one of the best preserved.sfn Kirkstall Abbey The church is of the Cistercian type, with a short chancel (3), and transepts (4) with three eastward chapels to each, divided by solid walls. (43 words)
She was a member of First United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Aldersgate Sunday School class, a past member of the Chancel Choir, and served on various committees including Finance and Church Council. (37 words)
The simplest Romanesque churches are aisless halls with a projecting apse at the chancel end, or sometimes, particularly in England, a projecting rectangular chancel with a chancel arch that might be decorated with mouldings. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
The simplest Romanesque churches are aisless halls with a projecting apse at the chancel end, or sometimes, particularly in England, a projecting rectangular chancel with a chancel arch that might be decorated with mouldings.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Aldersgate Sunday School class, a past member of the Chancel Choir, and served on various committees including Finance and Church Council.
The new entrance bricks are small enough to allow in swifts but keep out jackdaws who had previously damaged the brickwork in the chancel eaves.
The church of St Mary, situated on a hill over the village, dates from Norman times and the chancel arch is an excellent example of Early Norman architecture.
He was a faithful member of Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church, where he served as Sunday school teacher, deacon, member of many committees, youth leader, and a tenor in the Chancel Choir.
The group, which took over restoring St Denis Church in 2016, has now almost completed its work - with only three chancel windows left to repair and restore.
They were seized on Tuesday from a property in Chancel Close.
Thus, Trubshawe put in the Gothic wrought iron gates at the western entranceway, the chancel with its stained glass-windows, and the Fountain at the entrance, executed by Gilbert Scott.
A baptismal font will be located either at the entrance or near the chancel area.
As an example, below is the groundplan of Kirkstall Abbey, one of the best preserved.sfn Kirkstall Abbey The church is of the Cistercian type, with a short chancel (3), and transepts (4) with three eastward chapels to each, divided by solid walls.
History The church chancel with Easter decoration A photograph of Mission San Juan Bautista taken between 1880 and 1910.
In the case of Santo Spirito, which is entirely regular in plan, transepts and chancel are identical, while the nave is an extended version of these.
Remains of the Saxon church exist as the chancel wall and arch.
Some Presbyterian churches will also have ornate statues of Christ or Graven Scenes from the Last Supper located behind the Chancel.
The altar is called the communion table and the altar area is called the Chancel by Presbyterians.
The chancel is short, compared to that of Ely, and the altar set so as to provide clear view to a vast congregation simultaneously.
The chancel is surrounded by an ambulatory and 15 chapels.
The chancel of United Methodist churches usually features a lectern and baptismal font on one side of the altar table and a pulpit on the other side.
There may be a rail between the communion table and the "Chancel" behind it, which may contain a more decorative altar-type table, choir loft, or choir stalls, lectern and clergy area.
This edifice, in the Perpendicular style, opened for public worship in 1821, occupies the site of the ancient chancel and transepts, though differing in style and proportions from the original structure.
Common combinations with chancel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: