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PRONUNCIATION OF LADY CHAPEL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LADY CHAPEL

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Lady Chapel is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LADY CHAPEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lady Chapel

Lady chapel

A Lady chapel, also called Mary chapel or Marian chapel, is a traditional English term for a chapel inside a cathedral, basilica, or large church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Most large medieval churches had such a chapel, as Roman Catholic and some Anglican ones still do, and middle-sized churches often had a side-altar dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Traditionally, a Lady chapel is the largest chapel of the cathedral. Generally the chapel was built eastward of the high altar and formed a projection from the main building, as in Winchester, Salisbury, Chester, Exeter, Wells, St Albans, Chichester, Peterborough and Norwich cathedrals, in the two latter cases now destroyed. The earliest English Lady chapel built was that in the Saxon cathedral of Canterbury; this was transferred in the rebuilding by Archbishop Lanfranc to the west end of the nave, and again shifted in 1450 to the chapel on the east side of the north transept. The Lady chapel at Ely Cathedral is a distinct building attached to the north transept, that was built before 1016. At Rochester the Lady chapel is west of the south transept. The Lady chapel at Basilica of St.

Definition of Lady Chapel in the English dictionary

The definition of Lady Chapel in the dictionary is a chapel within a church or cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LADY CHAPEL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE LADY CHAPEL

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Whitechapel

Synonyms and antonyms of Lady Chapel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lady Chapel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LADY CHAPEL

Find out the translation of Lady Chapel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lady Chapel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lady Chapel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣母堂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Señora Capilla
570 millions of speakers

English

Lady Chapel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लेडी चैपल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كنيسة سيدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Часовня Леди
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lady Chapel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লেডি চ্যাপেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chapelle de la Vierge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lady Chapel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Marienkapelle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レディーチャペル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레이디 채플
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lady Chapel
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Lady Chapel
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லேடி சேப்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेडी चॅपल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Leydim Şapeli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lady Chapel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lady Chapel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каплиця Леді
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lady Chapel
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Translator English - Greek

Lady Chapel
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Lady kapel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Lady Chapel
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Lady Chapel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lady Chapel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LADY CHAPEL»

The term «Lady Chapel» is normally little used and occupies the 112.752 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lady Chapel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LADY CHAPEL»

Discover the use of Lady Chapel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lady Chapel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Westminster Abbey: The Lady Chapel of Henry VII
An account of the history, architecture and monuments of the chapel, the final, exquisite flowering of the gothic style.
T. W. T. Tatton-Brown, Richard Mortimer, 2003
2
The Lady Chapel: An Owen Archer Mystery
And, of course, the Archbishop would wish to clear Gilbert Ridley's name so that he could make use of the merchant's generous donation to the Lady Chapel with a clear conscience. It is not surprising that this influential guild was responsible ...
Candace Robb, 2011
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The Lady Chapel and Dr. Pusey's Peacemaker: The Substance of ...
MY DEAR CANON OAKELEY, I am not where I would be to-day—at your festival —because I am working at a task which you imposed on me ; I am getting ready for the printer the Sermon I preached at the reopening of your Lady Chapel.
Peter Gallwey, 1865
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The Sculptures in the Lady Chapel at Ely...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Montague Rhodes James, 2012
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The History and Antiquities of Saint David's. L.P.
Roof of Lady Chapel. 4. Ga: a fess between 6 cross-croslets or, 3, 2, 1-— Beauchamp.w Roof of Lady Chapel. Tiles in presbytery (with a crescent for difference.) [Window of south chapel aisle opposite to Bishop Vaughan's ChapeL ] [5.
William Basil Tickell JONES (Bishop of St. David's. and FREEMAN (Edward Augustus)), Edward Augustus FREEMAN, 1856
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The Gentleman's Magazine
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a ...
‎1834
7
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle
He was posted at the East window of the Lady chapel there, in which his mother was buried, and has this epitaph on three lozenge-ihap d stones : " Here is laid Barhary Dyott, February the 6, 166;." i. In consequence of an apoplectic or ...
‎1787
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History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great ...
The "work of this bishop (as well as all subsequent repairs) is entirely composed of the Omhersley red stone, which is very different from that in the arrhes alluded to, and in the transepts, choir, and lady chapel. This circumstance and the fact of  ...
James Sargant Storer, Henry Sargant Storer, 1819
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History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great ...
Total internal LEN G I II 40б feet ; of the nave 174 feet ; choir 140 ; our lady's chapel 92 : 1 : and of the north and south end of transept each 64. BREADTH of the nave 41 : 2 ; of the north aisle 20:10: of the south 22; of the choir 34:6; of the lady's ...
James Sargant Storer, Henry Sargant Storer, 1816
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Henry VII Lady Chapel
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LADY CHAPEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lady Chapel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: Midsummer Music By Candlelight, Ex Cathedra at Lichfield …
... concert – as Benjamin Rogers' Hymnus Eucharisticus sounded quietly in the distant Lady Chapel – there was something special in the air. «Birmingham Post, Jul 15»
2
theartsdesk at the Lichfield Festival
... and where you'd sometimes find local lad Jonathan Harvey's Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco playing on a loop in the Cathedral's Lady Chapel. «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
3
Book review: Arts & Crafts Stained Glass
... challenge of the windows for the Lady Chapel at Gloucester Cathedral, made in 1898–1913, the masterpieces that established his reputation ... «Country Life, Jul 15»
4
2015 Ely Standard Business Awards will recognise the best …
... shortlisted in the categories will be invited to the awards dinner, which will take place on Friday, October 2, at Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel. «Ely Standard, Jul 15»
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100 years ago in The Saratogian: July 10
The funeral will be held at Lady Chapel, St. Patrick's Cathedral, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Col. George Perkins Lawton, a lifelong friends, ... «The Saratogian, Jul 15»
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Tapestry dedicated in memory of Canon
The Cathedral was his spiritual home from 1988, and Bob celebrated the weekday Eucharist at the Lady Chapel altar on Fridays for many years ... «Grocott's Mail Online, Jul 15»
7
Glastonbury Abbey closes in on conservation target
The kitchen reopened last year and the Lady Chapel earlier this year after a major project to conserve and stabilise the ruins, improve its ... «Central Somerset Gazette, Jul 15»
8
What's on today (Saturday)
Proceeds to restore the Lady Chapel at Midgham Church. ELO Experience at the Corn Exchange, Newbury, at 7.45pm. Tickets £20. «Newbury Weekly News Group, Jul 15»
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Bishop earns time in loo
... bishop s visit, he not only blessed a new carpet for the Lady Chapel, but also authorised new chalice bearers and licensed new intercessors. «The Southern Reporter, Jul 15»
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Security alert after historic stone artefact stolen from church
... it to safeguard its antiquities, including a 9th Century Annunciation Stone in the Lady Chapel and a 10th Century Wheel Cross on the south side of the tower. «Darlington and Stockton Times, Jun 15»

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