Word: chancels
Synonyms: chancels
bema, sanctuary
Translations: chancels
Dictionary:
spanish
Translations:
presbiterios
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german
Translations:
altarräume, Chöre, Chören, Chore
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french
Translations:
chœurs, choeurs, chancel, de chancel
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italian
Translations:
cantorie, cori
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portuguese
Translations:
Chancel
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dutch
Translations:
koren
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hungarian
Translations:
szentélyei, szentélyének, szentélyt
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greek
Translations:
τέμπλο
The meaning and "use of": chancels
noun
- the part of a church near the altar, reserved for the clergy and choir, and typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen. - Then we begin stripping the altar and the entire chancel while the choir and the congregation chant Psalm 22 antiphonally.