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Recent Examples of chapel
The chapel was later destroyed during the Wars of Religion, a range of conflicts between French Protestants and Roman Catholics during the mid- to late-1500s.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Ben Lesser first spoke to SFC 5th graders, then middle and high school students during Santa Fe Christian’s recent chapel, and returned the next day to speak to their parents.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The 19th-century chapel has been restored and is a perfect wedding venue.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
Next to the mummies is a showcase of the tomb chapel of Nebamun, featuring wall paintings from around 1350 BC.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Ben Lesser first spoke to SFC 5th graders, then middle and high school students during Santa Fe Christian’s recent chapel, and returned the next day to speak to their parents.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The 19th-century chapel has been restored and is a perfect wedding venue.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
Next to the mummies is a showcase of the tomb chapel of Nebamun, featuring wall paintings from around 1350 BC.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chapel
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In Argentina, whose population is roughly 63 percent Catholic, people celebrated Bergoglio’s ascendancy to the papacy with jubilation in the streets; thousands headed to the country’s cathedrals waving Argentine flags.—
Federico Perelmuter,
The Dial,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Ones swear loyalty to the queen of Good (Camille Cottin), who’s headquartered in a space cathedral linked to the area via an undersea portal.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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Travelers can also see shrines and temples, enjoy miles of hiking trails, and ride an aerial tramway.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Mar. 2025
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People have created a makeshift shrine for Pope Francis at a statue of John Paul II in front of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome. Candles, flowers and balloons have been left at the makeshift shrine.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Critics pointed to his role in the dissolution of the monasteries, an initiative of the English Reformation that saw most of the kingdom’s abbeys and priories shut down, their art and relics destroyed and their wealth diverted to fill the king’s coffers.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Today, the ancient scriptorium is home to the abbey’s museum and open to visitors along with the monastery’s Renaissance-style basilica and main cloister.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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Blue Ghost basked in sunlight for the vast majority of the mission until lunar nightfall brought darkness to the landing site on Sunday.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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And yet, his mission of celebrating and amplifying Irish music and culture proved stronger than any fear of failure.—
Lyndsey Havens,
Billboard,
17 Mar. 2025
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Monarch butterflies stream through trees in El Rosario sanctuary within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoácán, Mexico.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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This master bath sanctuary, which gained prominence during the pandemic lockdown, is riding a wave of popularity.—
Adam Shell,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Director Kim Hyung-jun, who previously directed the political comedy My Fellow Citizens, opens the drama with an engagingly moody scene set in an empty Buddhist temple.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Traditionally they are found in temples, but some are hung at home.—
Alicia Ault,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Blessed Sacrament Chapel’s tabernacle is supported by three legs, symbolizing the Holy Trinity.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Wye Oak Tavern is located in what used to be the school's chapel, with soaring ceilings, stained glass, a tabernacle, and a sizable pipe organ.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Chapel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapel. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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