heykel

H4E1Y4K5E1L1

noun

The chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:heykel.”

OriginClassical Persian هَیکَل ← Arabic هَيْكَل →
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Meanings

nounheykel (plural heykels)

plural heykels

  1. The chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:heykel.

Origin

  1. Arabicهَيْكَل
  2. Classical Persianهَیکَل
  3. Englishheykel

Borrowed from Classical Persian هَیکَل (haykal), from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal).

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APA

heykel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heykel

MLA

“heykel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heykel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heykel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heykel.

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