All chantry synonyms
chan·try
C c noun chantry
- building — A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
- shrine — a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- sanctuary — a sacred or holy place.
- synagogue — a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
- parish — an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- mosque — a Muslim temple or place of public worship.
- temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
- chapel — A chapel is a part of a church which has its own altar and which is used for private prayer.
- church — A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there.
- font — a complete assortment of type of one style and size.
- tabernacle — any place or house of worship, especially one designed for a large congregation.
- reredos — a screen or a decorated part of the wall behind an altar in a church.
- oratory — skill or eloquence in public speaking: The evangelist moved thousands to repentance with his oratory.
- mission — a city in S Texas.
- abbey — An abbey is a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live or used to live.
- fold — to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- cathedral — A cathedral is a very large and important church which has a bishop in charge of it.
- basilica — A basilica is a church which is rectangular in shape and has a rounded end.
- bethel — an ancient town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: in the Old Testament, the place where the dream of Jacob occurred (Genesis 28:19)
- minster — a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- chancel — The chancel is the part of a church containing the altar, where the clergy and the choir usually sit.
- vestry — a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy.
- pedestal — an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
- retable — a decorative structure raised above an altar at the back, often forming a frame for a picture, bas-relief, or the like, and sometimes including a shelf or shelves, as for ornaments.
- house of god — Also called house of worship, house of prayer. a building devoted to religious worship; a church, synagogue, temple, chapel, etc.
- house of worship — house of God.
- house of prayer — house of God.
- sacellum — a small chapel, as a monument within a church.