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Rarechancel
The correct spelling is chancel.
How to pronounce chancel
noun
IPA: /ˈtʃɑːnsəl/
Say it like: Cha-nse-l
The correct spelling is chancel. The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave…
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Definition
noun
- 1.The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
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