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1. (n.) chancel
the space around the altar of a church, usu. enclosed, for the use of the clergy and other officials.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < MF < LL cancellus lattice, railing or screen before the altar of a church, L cancell(ī) (pl.) lattice, grating; see cancel)
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1. (noun) chancel, sanctuary, bema
area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
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1. (verb) chancel
that part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed
2. (verb) chancel
all that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front
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