Definition for Chancel:

• That part in a church where the altar is placed.

Synonyms for Chancel:

• n.

  •
  • chapel,
  • cell,
  • loft,
  • choir,
  • holy of holies.
  •bema (noun)
  • bema.
  •cathedral (noun)
  • house of god,
  • basilica,
  • temple,
  • house of worship,
  • place of worship.
  •church (noun)
  • oratory,
  • tabernacle,
  • shrine,
  • synagogue,
  • parish,
  • lord's house,
  • fold,
  • abbey.
  •sanctuary (noun)
  • altar.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • crypt,
  • vestry,
  • choir stalls,
  • sacristy,
  • choir loft,
  • nave,
  • transept,
  • pulpit,
  • apse.
  •
  • presbytery.
  •
  • vault.
  •
  • stall.

Chancel Sentence Examples:

• You may there see what they call the altar in the usual place at the end of the chancel, and above it, surrounded by an elaborately decorated reredos, is what is called the chair of St. Peter, or the Pope's throne, the seat of Papal power.

• She saw, in the chancel, tall and grave and pale, Peter Erwin standing beside the man with the flushed face who was to be her husband.