chapterhouse
Monks' meeting hall
A chapterhouse is a building or room where the chapter of a cathedral, monastery, or other religious institution meets to conduct business.
The chapter is the governing body of canons or monks.
By extension, chapterhouse refers to the local headquarters of a fraternity or sorority: The party was at the chapterhouse.
Covered monastic walkway
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- refectoryInstitutional dining room
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
dormitory · infirmary · chapter · monks · abbot · prior · benedictine · rule
Senior academic administrator
- canonsEstablished authoritative standards
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
bishop · synod · chapter · verger · close · precinct · wells · collegiate
Secure storage chamber
- apseVaulted church recess
- naveChurch's main interior
- octagonalEight-angled polygon form
- vaultedCurved overhead, or leaped
buttress · arch · column · ambulatory · choir · crypt · fresco · pilaster
Of the Middle Ages
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- illuminationProvision of light
- codexAncient bound manuscript
parchment · dissolution · reformation · preservation · ruins · heritage · restoration · antiquarian
Temporary woodland dwelling
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
cloister
Covered monastic walkway
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- refectoryInstitutional dining room
scriptorium · dormitory · infirmary · chapter · monks · abbot · prior · benedictine · rule · obedience
dean
Senior academic administrator
- canonsEstablished authoritative standards
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
clergy · bishop · synod · chapter · verger · close · precinct · wells · collegiate
vault
Secure storage chamber
vaulted · buttress · arch · column · ambulatory · choir · crypt · fresco · pilaster · centralized
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- illuminationProvision of light
codex · parchment · dissolution · reformation · preservation · ruins · heritage · restoration · antiquarian · gothic
lodge
Temporary woodland dwelling
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
regalia · ceremonial · gathering · membership · brotherhood
- sacred placestemple complex, basilica, abbey, church, chapel
chapterhousesanctuary
Protected sacred space
chancel · holy of holies · nave · altar · choir
chapterhousecell
Basic unit of life
hermitage · anchorhold · cloister · scriptorium · refectory
chapterhousesanctuary
Protected sacred space
holy place · sacred space · consecrated ground · inner sanctum · tabernacle