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vestry

noun as in chapel

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At Church of the Redeemer, Anderson helped to maintain the gardens and served as a volunteer on the vestry.

It was in the vestry where the choir was putting on its garments.

A number of the articles were used in the erection of Edgbaston Vestry Hall, where the curious may inspect them if so inclined.

In such ceremonies the wedding-party all meet in the vestry, and go to the altar together.

The vestry declined to compromise, and insisted on allowing tobacco as a non-dietetic indulgence.

When the Duc d'Anjou was gone, and had been followed by all the others, the three Guises entered the vestry.

I felt quite at home, as if I had been at some vestry-meeting, or some committee in the old country, when Elatreus got up.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to vestry, such as: church, sanctuary, shrine, bethel, chantry, and oratory.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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