chapelle ardente

noun

A chapel or room in which the corpse of a sovereign or other exalted personage lies in state pending the funeral service.

OriginFrench chapelle ardente →
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Meanings

nounchapelle ardente (plural chapelles ardentes)

plural chapelles ardentes

  1. A chapel or room in which the corpse of a sovereign or other exalted personage lies in state pending the funeral service.

Origin

  1. Frenchchapelle ardente
  2. Englishchapelle ardente

French chapelle ardente (literally “burning chapel”), as the body is often surrounded by lighted candles.

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chapelle ardente. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapelle%20ardente

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“chapelle ardente.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapelle%20ardente. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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