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презвитериум — meaning in English

prezviterium

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English meaning

  • chancel noun The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, 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.

Senses

презвитериум is used for these senses in English:

  • 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 by an altar screen.

chancel — full definition

  1. noun The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, 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.
  2. noun The entire end of the church in which the altar stands, including the apse and the ambulatory.
  3. noun A certain central portion of that end of the church, excluding the apse and the ambulatory.
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