antechapel

[ an-tee-chap-uhl ]

noun

1. a room or hall before the entrance to a chapel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antechapel¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; ante- + chapel

Example Sentences

Antechapel, an′te-cha-pl, n. the outer part of the west end of a college chapel.

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We could see in, as we paused in the darkness of the antechapel, outside the screen, while the Coadjutor advanced the door.

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The aisles facing her antechapel are constantly filled with a crowd of kneeling votaries.

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The western bay forms the antechapel, from which we pass into the chapel itself through the original oak screen.

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It is contained in the antechapel, which adjoins the chapel proper on the west and opens into it.

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