Webster's English Dictionary

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chapel

chap.el \'chap-*l\ n [ME, fr. OF chapele, fr. ML cappella, fr. dim. of LL 
   cappa cl]oak; fr. the cloak of St. Martin of Tours preserved as a sacred 
   relic in a chapel built for that purpose 1: a subordinate or private place 
   of worship : as  1a: a place of worship in a residence or institution  1b: 
   a room or recess in a church for meditation and prayer or small religio us 
   services 2: a choir of singers belonging to a chapel (as of a prince)  3: a 
   chapel service or assembly at a school or college  4: an association of the 
   employees in a printing office  5: a place of worship used by a Christian 
   group other than an established c hurch {a nonconformist ~} 6a: FUNERAL 
   HOME  6b: a room for funeral services in a funeral home