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chancel

[chan-suhl, chahn-] / ˈtʃæn səl, ˈtʃɑn- /




NOUN
sanctuary
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Two of the three faces in the church’s chancel windows portraying St. Paul, St. John and Christ knocking at the door were cracked and had to be sent to England.

From Washington Times Mar. 13, 2017

"The evidence of disturbance to the grave and repair to the chancel floor leads us to this conclusion."

From BBC Mar. 26, 2016

Important people would likely be in the chancel, where, by Protestant tradition, the elite were laid to rest.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2015

"We've known since 2010 that there were burials in the chancel of the church," said Jamestown Rediscovery Director William M. Kelso earlier this month in an interview at the gravesite.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2015

“A chancel Just you try! Oh, John, I’m so happy I could dance a jig!”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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