chapel

礼拝堂、小教会

キリスト教徒が祈り、礼拝を行う小さな建物。

やさしい英語で： A small building where Christians pray and hold religious services.

• They married in a small chapel.
• The old chapel stands on a hill.
• Several village chapels have closed in recent years.

類義語： small church

よく使う表現： small chapel, village chapel, chapel service

礼拝堂、祈祷室

大きな建物や施設の中に設けられた、祈るための部屋や小さな場所。

やさしい英語で： A room or small place for prayer within a larger building or institution.

• The hospital has a quiet chapel.
• Prisoners attended a service in the prison chapel.
• She lit a candle in a side chapel of the cathedral.

類義語： prayer room

よく使う表現： hospital chapel, prison chapel, school chapel

非国教会派の

特に英国で、国教会に属さないプロテスタント教会に関係する。

やさしい英語で： Belonging to a Protestant church outside the established church, especially in Britain.

• His family were chapel.
• The village had both church and chapel families.
• She was chapel and attended the Methodist service every Sunday.

類義語： nonconformist

よく使う表現： be chapel, chapel family, chapel people