[{"word":"chancels","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["apse","presbytery","sanctuary"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chancel","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chancels"]}]