chancel
Clergy's church zone
The chancel is the part of a church near the altar, traditionally reserved for clergy and choir.
It's typically separated from the nave—where the congregation sits—by steps, a rail, or a screen.
The word shares roots with cancel, both deriving from a latticed barrier: The choir processed into the chancel.
Vaulted church recess
- naveChurch's main interior
- transeptChurch's lateral wing
- ambulatoryAble to walk
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
baldachin · cathedral · basilica · vault · clerestory · arches · column · pilaster
Sacred ritual table
- lecternTilted stand for texts
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- kneelerPadded prayer support
- tabernaclePortable sacred dwelling
candlesticks · crucifix · retable · pavement
Profound shared closeness
- massQuantity of matter
- offertoryService donation period
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- liturgyFormal worship structure
procession · consecration · ordination · evensong · matins · vespers · incense · lectionary
Protected sacred space
- sanctumProtected private place
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
holiness · sanctity · devotion · worship · prayer · adoration · veneration · blessedness
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Vaulted church recess
- naveChurch's main interior
- transeptChurch's lateral wing
- ambulatoryAble to walk
sanctuary · baldachin · cathedral · basilica · vault · clerestory · arches · column · pilaster · buttress
altar
Sacred ritual table
tabernacle · candlesticks · crucifix · retable · pavement
communion
Profound shared closeness
liturgy · procession · consecration · ordination · evensong · matins · vespers · incense · lectionary · sacrament
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
- sanctumProtected private place
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
reverence · holiness · sanctity · devotion · worship · prayer · adoration · veneration · blessedness
priest
One who performs sacraments
acolyte · server · sacristan · verger · chorister · canon · dean · bishop · ordinand · officiant
- churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- church weddingbride, groom, wedding march, wedding rings, bridal gown
- sacred placestemple complex, basilica, abbey, church, chapel
- abbey featuresabbey, cloister, chapter house, refectory, scriptorium
- British ReligionAnglican, Church of Scotland, Archbishop of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, Westminster Abbey
- vice chancellorSecond-ranking university official
- German chancellorHead of German government
- Lord ChancellorChief British judicial officer
- university chancellorSenior academic institution leader
- federal chancellorHead of German government
chancellor, chancellors, chancellery, chancellorship, chancels, vice-chancellor