bethel

noun

Definition of bethelnext
as in chapel

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  1. chapel
  2. mission
  3. shrine
  4. abbey
  5. temple
  6. cathedral
  7. sanctuary
  8. tabernacle
Noun
  • The chapel regularly hosts arts and culture exhibitions and has collaborated with the lab on other tech projects, including a VR experience of the 18th century space.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The magnificence of the technology is on full display in a bravura sequence in which Tóth and Van Buren travel to the marble quarries of Carrara, Italy, to select a piece of stone for the altarpiece that will sit in the Institute’s chapel.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of chapel
Noun
  • But after conducting a review of Ingenuity's final flight, mission managers at JPL say the helicopter could serve another purpose on the Red Planet.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Elsewhere, a building housing a number of diplomatic missions in Port Vila — including those of the United States, Britain, France and New Zealand — was significantly damaged, several of its tenants said.
    Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of mission
Noun
  • The sanatorium is a seven-story brutalist-style structure, about 6,000 feet above sea level, a concrete shrine to the Soviet Union’s promotion of mandatory worker vacations.
    Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Tokyo's Little Texas bar is a shrine to Texan culture, with walls covered in cowboy hats, Buc-ee's merch and memorabilia.
    Gregory Castillo, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of shrine
Noun
  • And a clip of the momentous day went viral on TikTok after showing Charlotte watch George pass by, processing behind the king through the abbey.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Surrounding the abbey is a steep hillside village and a stone wall with turrets.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of abbey
Noun
  • The temple is also notable thanks to its potential connection to the iconic ruler Queen Cleopatra VII.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But those efforts have faced backlash, including threats against Everett and other members, and the temple warns parents of potential pushback when they get involved.
    Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of temple
Noun
  • Fabric of rebirth The iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris is finally open to the public again after a devastating fire damaged it five years ago.
    AJ Willingham, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The ceremony to mark the cathedral's return to religious services featured guests such as French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump, first lady Jill Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the U.K.'s Prince William.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of cathedral
Noun
  • On Christmas Eve, Trinity plans to host a second, one-off service in the sanctuary.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Set between the shores of the Pacific Ocean and rugged mountains of Puerto Escondido, Hotel Terrestre is an eco-conscious, off-the-grid sanctuary operating solely on solar power.
    Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of sanctuary
Noun
  • The demand of the people, of the families, of the fallen, must permeate here, must be reflected from here, must become a decree engraved on the walls of this tabernacle.
    David Isaac, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
  • In his hometown of Nashville, Kearney will play the Roman Theatre, a former tabernacle and home to the Grand Ol’ Opry.
    Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 30 July 2024
Definition of tabernacle
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