Definition
Variant spelling of chapel, referring to a small place of worship or a subdivision of a larger church. Also used as a surname.
Etymology
From Old French chapele, from Medieval Latin cappella, originally meaning 'little cloak.' The term comes from the cloak of St. Martin of Tours, which was kept as a relic and the place where it was housed became known as a cappella.
Kelly Says
The word chapel has a surprisingly fashion-forward origin - it literally means 'little cloak' after a saint's cape that was so revered, any building housing holy relics came to be called a chapel. This is why we also get 'chaplain' - originally the keeper of the cloak!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቤተክርስቲያን
be-te-kris-ti-yan
ARالعربية
كنيسة صغيرة
kunayis saghira
BNবাংলা
ছোটো গির্জা
chhoto giroja
CACatalà
capella
ka-pe-la
DEDeutsch
Kapelle
ka-pe-lə
ELΕλληνικά
καπελα
ka-pe-la
ESEspañol
capilla
ka-pee-ya
FAفارسی
کلیسای کوچک
kili-saye koochak
FRFrançais
chapelle
sha-pel
HUMagyar
kápolna
ka-pol-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
kapel
ka-pel
ITItaliano
cappella
kap-pe-la
MSBahasa Melayu
kapel
ka-pel
MYမြန်မာ
ရိပ်ကျောင်း
ri-kya-ng
NLNederlands
kapel
ka-pel
PAPA
ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ
gur-du-a-ra
PLPolski
kaplica
kap-li-tsa
PTPortuguês
capela
ka-pe-la
RUРусский
капелла
ka-pel-la
SWKiswahili
kapela
ka-pe-la
TAதமிழ்
சன்னதி
san-na-thi
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న దేవాలయం
chinnna devaalayam
UKУкраїнська
капелла
ka-pel-la
VITiếng Việt
nhà nguyện
nha nghuyen
ZUZU
ikapheli
i-ka-phe-li