What is the Latin word for chapel?

The usual Latin words for “chapel” are aedicula, sacrārium, sacellum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“chapel” in Latin

aediculadiminutive of aedēs; a small temple; chapel; a small house or room sacrāriumA place where sacred objects are kept; sacrarium, sacristy, sanctuary, shrine.; A secret place (for private documents an sacellumA sanctuary dedicated to a deity, usually open to the sky; A chapel

The English word chapel itself goes back to Latin capitulāre, through cappella.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

chapel

aedicula (small temple): sacrarium (any sacred place): sacellum (small chapel, with the image of a god in it, Voss. ad Ecl., 3, 9, p. 87).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for chapel?: The usual Latin words for “chapel” are aedicula, sacrārium, sacellum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.