chapel of ease

noun

A chapel built in a remote part of a parish to meet the needs of those who live far from the parish church.

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Meanings

chapel of ease1

nounchapel of ease (plural chapels of ease)

plural chapels of ease

  1. A chapel built in a remote part of a parish to meet the needs of those who live far from the parish church.
  2. informalA privy; a toilet.

Chapel of Ease2

proper noun
  1. A small settlement in Abercarn community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2295).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
church of ease

Origin

Originally a chapel built for a Lady Llanover, which was demolished in the 1960s, but the name survives for the area. There was also a Baptist chapel in the same area.

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Translations

French succursale
  • succursaleremote chapel
Polish kaplica filialna
  • kaplica filialnaremote chapel
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APA

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“chapel of ease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapel%20of%20ease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chapel of ease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapel%20of%20ease.

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