ιερό — meaning in English

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.
• sanctuary noun A place of safety or refuge from danger or persecution.

Senses

ιερό is used for these senses in English:

• Holy of Holies (figuratively, by extension) The most sacred place within a sacred building.
• 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.
• sanctuary The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.

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.

sanctuary — full definition

1. noun A place of safety or refuge from danger or persecution.
2. noun An area set aside to protect wildlife or nature.
3. noun The sacred, central part of a church or temple around the altar.

Related Greek words