King James Bible Dictionary

A holy place or sanctuary, occurs only in Amos 7:13, where one of the idol priests calls Bethel "the king's chapel."

CHAPEL, noun

1. A house for public worship; primarily, a private oratory, or house of worship belonging to a private person. In Great Britain there are several sorts of chapels; as parochial chapels, distinct from the mother church; chapels which adjoin to and are a part of the church; such were formerly built by honorable persons for burying places; chapels of ease, built in large parishes for the accommodation of the inhabitants; free chapels, which were founded by the kings of England; chapels in the universities, belonging to particular colleges; domestic chapels, built by noblemen or gentlemen for the use of their families.

2. A printers workhouse; said to be so called because printing was first carried on in a chapel

CHAPEL, verb transitive To deposit in a chapel

CHAPELESS, adjective Without a chape.

CHAPELET,

CHAPELLANY, noun A place founded within some church and dependent thereon.

CHAPELLING, noun The act of turning a ship round in a light breeze of wind, when close hauled, so that she will lie the same way as before.

CHAPELRY, noun The bounds or jurisdiction of a chapel.