chapel

noun

Definition of chapelnext
as in cathedral

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Recent Examples of chapel Wedding planner Nicole Simeral, dressed in black, stood outside the small white chapel across from the massive yellow Ocean House hotel — Swift's neighbor on the beach — waving along cars and buses that slowed and directing traffic to keep moving. — CBS News, 21 June 2026 Syd showed up at the end of season one after Yancy had made a grand romantic gesture in proposing to Ellie Estevez (Marianly Tejada) with a candlelit chapel in waiting for a small intimate ceremony. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 June 2026 The campaign started with a save-the-date in the Boston Globe four months ahead of its April 4 theatrical release and had many standout moments, including a one-day wedding chapel in Vegas and evolving versions of the movie poster that mirror the film’s progression. — Karla Cote, Variety, 23 June 2026 The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum contains seven different buildings, including a replica of the Ingalls family dugout, a 1898 train depot, a chapel, and a historic jail cell. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chapel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chapel
  1. cathedral
  2. shrine
  3. abbey
  4. mission
  5. sanctuary
  6. temple
  7. tabernacle
Noun
  • The two nations will face each other in the cathedral to football, Estadio Azteca, more than 7,000 feet above sea level.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • In a carousel shared to Instagram, the star included a photo of herself walking through an old cathedral in a pale gray wedding dress embellished with flowers and birds and a long, floor-sweeping veil.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of cathedral
Noun
  • Hollywood nostalgia Inside the Geronimo Springs Museum in Truth or Consequences is a veritable shrine to Edwards, who died in 2005 at age 92.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • According to legend, this is where the Archangel Michael set out on his pilgrimage and the town originates in the cave that houses a shrine dedicated to him.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
Definition of shrine
Noun
  • To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • Unfortunately, the abbey fell into a state of disrepair for many years until Philippe Pascal and his family acquired the property in 2004 and upgraded not just the estate but the entire region’s standing.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Definition of abbey
Noun
  • Their 10-day mission around the moon and back to Earth began with the roaring ignition of SLS's four RS-25 engines and two massive solid rocket boosters (SRBs).
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • The video explores how robotic missions, lunar resources, nuclear power, and advanced spacecraft systems are laying the foundation for future human missions.
    — Paid Content by Lockheed Martin, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of mission
Noun
  • Rhaena goes to the Vale and begs Lady Jeyne Arryn for sanctuary, but the noblewoman wants nothing to do with her.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • In the warm ivory sanctuary of her office in her ambassadorial Georgian town house in London, Madonna is on the latest turn of the roller coaster that is her thrilling, adventuresome, and fecund life.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Definition of sanctuary
Noun
  • Supporters argue that the gatherings represent a form of devotion untethered from rigid rituals and the gatekeeping normally associated with temples or religious processions.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Still, many traditionalists don’t believe robotic elephants belong in temples.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of temple
Noun
  • Built in 1892, the gospel tabernacle once was home to the Grand Ole Opry radio show from 1943 to 1974.
    — USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • In the corner of one of Amsterdam's most elegant 17th-century canal houses, a cheetah leaps from an antique tabernacle.
    — Karen Burshtein, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of tabernacle

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