prison chapel

collocation in English

meaningsofprisonandchapel

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prison
noun
uk
/ˈprɪz.ən/us
/ˈprɪz.ən/
a building where criminals are forced to live as ...
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chapel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃæp.əl/us
/ˈtʃæp.əl/
a room that is part of a larger building and is used for ...
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(Definition ofprisonandchapelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprison chapel

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Once a fortnight prisoners are allowed to see an old film, shown in theprisonchapel.
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Normally, but not always, it would take place outside the prison itself and outside theprisonchapel.
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Apart from these chapels aprisonchapelmay have wider uses, provided that due regard and respect arc had for its primary religious purpose.
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Every six weeks, those detained are able to meet representatives from the local ethnic minority communities socially in theprisonchapel.
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Three featured a two-storey building housing the cells and a guard post, while the other two held theprisonchapeland other annexes.
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The alarm was raised by the ringing of the prison bell and the prisoners were evacuated to theprisonchapel.
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They were to ambush him when he left the watchful eyes of his followers on his routine walk to and from theprisonchapel.
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Theprisonchapel, formerly an officers' mess, dates around 1865.
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The church was then converted to aprisonchapeland law courts in the late 1850s.
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Consequently, the seating in theprisonchapelis designed to enclose each prisoner individually so that the preacher could see everyone but each could see only him.
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There are objections, on security and other grounds, to allowing weddings to take place in prison chapels.
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All prison chapels are dedicated as places of worship to be used primarily for acts of worship and religious services.
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