chapels
Intimate worship spaces
Chapels is the plural of chapel, a small place of worship.
A chapel may be a freestanding building smaller than a church, or a room within a larger structure—a hospital chapel, a prison chapel, an airport chapel.
Some denominations use chapel for their main worship spaces.
A wedding chapel specializes in marriage ceremonies.
In British universities, chapel refers to the daily religious service: Chapel is at eight.
Address to deity
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- altarSacred ritual table
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- sermonClergy's worship address
congregation · hymns · gospel · preaching · pulpit · minister · reverend · psalms
Solemn binding promises
- brideWoman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
matrimony · nuptials · ringbearer · altar · reception · bridesmaids · groomsmen · veil
Clergy appointment ceremony
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- communionProfound shared closeness
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- massQuantity of matter
vespers · matins · procession · vestments · clergy · deacon · sermon · homily
Building design discipline
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
monument · preservation · pilgrimage · relic · legacy · museum · tourism · frescoes
Total lack of sound
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
solitude · meditation · contemplation · repose · hush · seclusion · sanctuary · pews
Place of safety
- havenShelter from danger
- shelterProtected place or structure
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- asylumShelter from persecution
protection · solace · respite · cloister · safety · consecrated · inviolable · protected
prayer
Address to deity
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- altarSacred ritual table
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
sermon · congregation · hymns · gospel · preaching · pulpit · minister · reverend · psalms · scripture
vows
Solemn binding promises
bouquet · matrimony · nuptials · ringbearer · altar · reception · bridesmaids · groomsmen · veil · boutonniere
ordination
Clergy appointment ceremony
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- communionProfound shared closeness
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
mass · vespers · matins · procession · vestments · clergy · deacon · sermon · homily · sacristy
architecture
Building design discipline
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
antiquity · monument · preservation · pilgrimage · relic · legacy · museum · tourism · frescoes · medieval
silence
Total lack of sound
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
stillness · solitude · meditation · contemplation · repose · hush · seclusion · sanctuary · pews · candlelight
refuge
Place of safety
asylum · protection · solace · respite · cloister · safety · consecrated · inviolable · protected
- Catholic ChurchVatican, papacy, cardinals, popes, papal
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- church lifechurch attendance, worship service, prayer group, youth group, church music
- churchesBaptist church, Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Baptist churches, Lutheran Church
- cathedralsnave, apse, transept, spire, altar
- Colonial Catholicismfriars, Franciscans, Jesuits, Dominicans, Augustinians
chapelscathedrals
Principal churches of dioceses
basilicas · megachurches · parish churches · abbeys · minsters
chapelsnightclubs
Evening entertainment venues
casinos · warehouses · factories · taverns · brothels
- wedding chapelSmall venue for nuptials
- Sistine ChapelVatican worship hall
- Sistine Chapel ceilingPainted papal vault
- funeral chapelRoom for memorial services
- chapel trainExtended skirt trailing behind
- chapel servicesWorship held in small sanctuary