chancel in Russian
chancel in Russian is пресвите́рий, хор — 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 Russian
пресвите́рий
Pronounced: presviteriy
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.
хор
Pronounced: khor
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 Russian?
"chancel" in Russian is пресвите́рий, хор. 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.
How do you pronounce пресвите́рий?
"chancel" in Russian is пресвите́рий, pronounced "presviteriy".
Are there other ways to say "chancel" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 2 translations listed for "chancel": пресвите́рий, хор.
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