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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
chapel



chapel [chapel chapels] BrE [ˈtʃæpl] NAmE [ˈtʃæpl] noun
1. countable a small building or room used for Christian worship in a school, prison, large private house, etc
a college chapel
2. countable a separate part of a church or ↑cathedral, with its own ↑altar, used for some services and private prayer
a Lady chapel (= a ↑chapeldedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus)
3. countable, uncountable the word for a church used in some Christian ↑denominations, for example by Nonconformists in Britain
a Methodist chapel
a Mormon chapel
She always went to chapel on Sundays.
4. countable a small building or room used for funeral services, especially at a ↑cemetery or ↑crematorium
5. countable + singular or plural verb (BrE)a branch of a ↑trade union in a newspaper office or printing house; the members of the branch

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chapele, from medieval Latin cappella, diminutive of cappa ‘cap or cape’ (the first chapel being a sanctuary in which St Martin's cloak was preserved).

Example Bank:
The chapel is dedicated to St Michael.
The funeral was conducted in one of the smaller side chapels.
They agreed to meet at the chapel after the service.
They are still at chapel.
They were married in a wedding chapel in Las Vegas.
Evening prayer will be held in the Lady Chapel.
a Methodist/Mormon chapel
a chapel of rest
a tiny chapel in the mountains
the school/college chapel

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