Chapelgoer

/ˈtʃæpəlɡoʊər/ noun

Definition

A person who regularly attends chapel services, especially at a school, college, or religious institution.

Etymology

Compound of 'chapel' (from Old French 'chapele,' derived from Latin 'cappella') and 'goer' (one who goes). The term emerged in English to describe habitual chapel attendees.

Kelly Says

Chapelgoers in Victorian boarding schools were so common they developed their own social hierarchy and inside jokes about the lengthy sermons—being a regular chapel attendee was practically a personality trait.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Chapel Visitor
Cha-pel Vi-si-tor
ARالعربية
زائر المسجد
zi-a-ir al-mas-jid
BNবাংলা
মন্দির যাত্রী
man-dir ya-t-ree
CACatalà
visitant de la capella
vi-si-tant de la ka-pel-la
CSČeština
navštěvník kaple
nav-ste-v-nik ka-ple
DADansk
kapelbesøger
ka-pel-be-so-ger
DEDeutsch
Kapellenbesucher
ka-pe-len-be-zuch-er
ELΕλληνικά
επισκέπτης της εκκλησίας
e-pis-kep-tis tis ek-kle-sias
ESEspañol
asistente a la capilla
a-si-sten-te a la ka-pi-ya
FAفارسی
بازدیدکننده از کلیسا
ba-zi-de-sho-ne az ke-li-sa
FISuomi
kappelikävijä
ka-pe-li-ka-vi-ja
FRFrançais
visiteur de la chapelle
vi-zi-tair de la cha-pel
GUGU
ચાપેલ ગેર
cha-pel ge-ar
HAHA
chapelgoer
cha-pel-go-er
HEעברית
מבקר בקפלה
me-ka-r be-ka-pe-la
HIहिन्दी
मंदिर जाने वाला
man-dir ja-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
templlátogató
tem-ple-la-to-ga-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengunjung kapel
peng-unjung ka-pel
IGIG
chapelgoer
cha-pel-go-er
ITItaliano
frequentatore della cappella
fre-kwen-ta-tore della ka-pe-lla
JA日本語
礼拝堂に通う人
rei-hai-do ni tsu-u-u hito
KKKK
chapelgoer
cha-pel-go-er
KMKM
អ្នកទៅវត្ត
a-nek to-vat
KO한국어
수도원 방문객
su-do-won bang-mun-g-geok
MRMR
chapelgoer
cha-pel-go-er
MSBahasa Melayu
pengunjung kapel
peng-unjung ka-pel
MYမြန်မာ
ဘုရားကျောင်းသို့ သွားလာသူ
bu-ra-ka-jing tho sw-ar la-thu
NLNederlands
bezoeker van de kapel
be-zoeker van de ka-pel
NONorsk
kapelbesøker
ka-pel-be-so-ker
PAPA
chapelgoer
cha-pel-go-er
PLPolski
odwiedzający kaplicę
od-vye-z-i-a-cy ka-pli-ce
PTPortuguês
frequentador da capela
fre-kwen-ta-dor da ka-pe-la
RORomână
vizitator al capelei
vi-zi-ta-tor al ka-pe-lei
RUРусский
посетитель часовни
po-se-ti-tel cha-sov-ni
SVSvenska
kapellbesökare
ka-pell-be-so-ka-re
SWKiswahili
mgeni wa kanisa
m-ge-ni wa ka-ni-sa
TAதமிழ்
சபைக்கு செல்லும்
sa-bai-kku sel-lum
TEతెలుగు
వెలియేళ్ళకు వెళ్ళేవాడు
ve-li-ye-llu-ku vel-le-va-du
THไทย
ผู้ที่ไปวัด
phoo-thee-pai-wat
TLTL
bisita sa kapilya
bi-si-ta sa ka-pi-lya
TRTürkçe
kapel ziyareti
ka-pel zi-ya-re-ti
UKУкраїнська
відвідувач каплиці
vi-d-u-vach ka-pli-tsi
URاردو
مسجد کا مہمان
mas-jid ka ma-han
VITiếng Việt
người thường xuyên đến nhà thờ
nguoi thuong xuyen den nha tho
YOYO
chapelgoer
cha-pe-l-go-er
ZH中文
教堂常客
jia-tang chang-ke
ZUZU
chapelgoer
cha-pe-l-go-er

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

The suffix '-goer' historically defaulted to masculine generics. Modern usage increasingly employs gender-neutral forms.

Inclusive Usage

Use 'chapel attendee' or 'chapel visitor' for gender-neutral reference.

Inclusive Alternatives

["chapel attendee","chapel visitor","chapel member"]

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