The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
As opposed to an LDS meetinghouse, a church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals.
Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.
A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.
Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for.
The slightly flatter region, on either side of the human head, behind of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.
A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.
Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue.
A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
A Buddhist monastery, as opposed to a Shinto shrine.
A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.
Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.
Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.
To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god