chancel in Irish

chancel in Irish is córlann, preispitéir, saingeal — chancel means 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.

chancel in Irish

córlann

noun

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.

preispitéir

noun

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.

saingeal

noun

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.

What does "chancel" mean?

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.
noun The entire end of the church in which the altar stands, including the apse and the ambulatory.
noun A certain central portion of that end of the church, excluding the apse and the ambulatory.

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What is "chancel" in Irish?

"chancel" in Irish is córlann, preispitéir, saingeal. chancel means: 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.

Are there other ways to say "chancel" in Irish?

Yes — Irish has 3 translations listed for "chancel": córlann, preispitéir, saingeal.

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