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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chancel \Chan"cel\, n. [OF. chancel, F. chanceau cancel, fr L. cancelli lattices, crossbars. (The chancel was formerly inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See {Cancel}, v. t.] (Arch.) a That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed. Hence in modern use b All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front. {Chancel aisle} (Arch.), the aisle which passes on either side of or around the chancel. {Chancel arch} (Arch.), the arch which spans the main opening, leading to the chancel. {Chancel casement}, the principal window in a chancel. --Tennyson. {Chancel table}, the communion table. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chancel n : area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: {sanctuary}, {bema}]
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