chapel service
1
4.5
- noun
- /ˈtʃæpəl ˈsɜrvɪs/
:
servicio de capilla
- So, they decided to add the bleacher seating in hopes that everyone would still be able to come together for the chapel services each week and know that they would have a seat once they arrived.
Examples
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Every Sunday, the church holds a chapel service that includes prayers and hymns.
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After hearing Jinny Henson speak about her late daughter in a previous chapel service, university Chaplain Dr. George Loutherback felt compelled to share the story.
Blog text (34) -
Anne herself attended only the opening of the chapel service.
Fiction book (2002) -
That is, at the Sunday worship of a church or at the weekly chapel service of their Christian college.
Blog text (9) -
Sunday and weekday chapel services.
Academic text (1999) -
Aren't you going to be a little late For chapel services at the schoolhouse?
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Students' daily lives were highly structured by a regular schedule of academic courses, extracurricular activities, mandatory chapel services, and for most students, campus jobs.
Academic text (2008) -
Students studied classical subjects like Latin, Greek, astronomy, zoology, philosophy, and English literature, and they participated in literary societies and attended daily chapel services.
Academic text (2008) -
The Bishops School for Girls in La Jolla, California: thin, polyester plaid uniforms, white blouses, saddle shoes, study halls, mandatory chapel services.
Fiction book (2001) -
In addition to their weekly academic training, the boys were required to attend the church of their choice every Sunday in Tahlequah or Park Hill (although their choices were limited to Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, or Congregational services) and a brief daily chapel service at the seminary.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
367
4.2
A religious meeting for public worship, often in a church
305
1.0
A religious service for Christians
26
8.9
A planned public worship service with fixed prayers and actions
19
2.1
A meeting in a church where people pray, sing, and listen to a talk
12
3.5
A short religious service often held at a school
8
3.0
A religious meeting where people talk to God and sing songs
8
2.9
A formal event where people meet to show shared beliefs with prayers and rituals
7
2.8
A time when people gather to pray and sing together often in a church
5
2.8
A public event where people pray, sing, and listen in a church or temple
4
4.2
A ceremony with set actions from a religion like prayers and singing
2
4.1
A formal ceremony that people follow as part of a religion
1
7.4
A public ceremony in a church where people pray and sing
A set way churches use for worship with prayers and hymns
A formal church service with set ceremonies and a serious mood
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a religious ceremony held in a chapel' is directly and compositionally derived from 'chapel' (a place of worship) plus 'service' (a religious ceremony). This straightforward noun+noun modification follows a common cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Chapel service puts together chapel, meaning a small church or room for prayer, and service, meaning an organized religious meeting. Imagine people in a small room singing hymns and saying prayers, so the phrase means 'a religious ceremony held in a chapel'.