Synonyms and antonyms of Rooms and areas in religious buildings in British Thesaurus

apse (noun)

a curved area at one end of a church

cell (noun)

a small room where a monk or a nun sleeps in a religious community

chancel (noun)

the part of a church where the priests and choir sit during a religious ceremony

chapel (noun)

a separate room or area within a church where people can go to pray or worship on their own

choir (noun)

the part of a church where the choir sits

choir stalls (noun)

British the seats in a church where the choir sits

crypt (noun)

an underground room where the bodies of dead people are buried, usually under a church

holy of holies (noun)

the central and most holy part of a Jewish temple (=building where God is worshipped)

loft (noun)

an upper floor built out from the wall in a church, where the organ is often found

nave (noun)

the long central part of a church where people sit

presbytery (noun)

the part of a church where the priests or other officials sit

pulpit (noun)

the place where a priest stands to talk to people in a church

sacristy (noun)

a room in a church where holy objects and special clothes for ceremonies are kept

sanctuary (noun)

the most holy part of a religious building

sanctum (noun)

an inner room in a holy place such as a temple

stall (noun)

a seat in a church in which a priest or singer sits

transept (noun)

one of the two parts of a church that are built across the main part and make the church form the shape of a cross

vault (noun)

an underground room where people’s bodies are buried, especially under a church

vestry (noun)

a room in a church used for storing things