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chancel in Polish

chancel in Polish is prezbiterium — 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 Polish

prezbiterium
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?

  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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What is "chancel" in Polish?

"chancel" in Polish is prezbiterium. 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.

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