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chancel: area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

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sacristy collapse

confessional collapse: a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions

transept collapse: structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles

altar collapse: a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made; the table in Christian churches where communion is given

baptistery collapse

retable collapse

apse collapse: a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar

vestry collapse: a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held; in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church

sacrarium collapse

credence collapse: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"

choir collapse: the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave; a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony; a family of similar musical instrument playing together; sing in a choir

chrismal collapse

altarpiece collapse: a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

porch collapse: a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

nave collapse: the central area of a church

corporal collapse: a noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines

frontal collapse: a drapery that covers the front of an altar; belonging to the front part; "a frontal appendage"; of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; "the frontal lobes"; meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision"; of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air; "frontal rainfall"

presbytery collapse: building reserved for the officiating clergy

crypt collapse: a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)

cloister collapse: a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions); seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office"; surround with a cloister, as of a garden

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