chap.

A form of chaplain — A member of a religious body (who is often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

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nounchap. (plural chaps.)

plural chaps.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of chaplain.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of chapter.

    1853, chap. 91, what amends secs. 7 and 10, laws 1851, chap. 43; chap. 338, except sec. 4; chaps. 387 and 454; chap. 498, sec. 9, all relating to petit jurors; chaps. 511, 529, 554

    1877, Laws of the State of New York Passed at the One Hundredth Session of the Legislature, Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company, page 608
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    The Vāyu consists of four Pādas—(1) Prakriyā, comprising chaps. 1-6, (2) Anuṣaṅga, chaps. 7-64, (3) Upodghāta, chaps. 65-99, and (4) Upasaṃhāra, chaps. 100 to the end.

    1940, Dacca University Bulletin, page 15

    Good works, chap. 4; on the fear of God, chaps. 6, 7, 19; on faith, chaps. 12, 15, 32, 3; on the true invocation of God, chap. 32; on chastity, chaps. 2, 39, 34, 19; on clemency, chap. 50 etc.

    2012, John L. Thompson, Timothy George, Scott M. Manetsch, editors, Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Old Testament 1: Genesis 1-11, InterVarsity Press, page 7

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