1. the outer part or vestibule of a chapel, especially in a college or cathedral
Usage: architectural

Examples

• The students gathered in the antechapel before the service began.
• The antechapel of the college chapel featured beautiful stained glass windows.
• Visitors waited in the antechapel while the ceremony was prepared.
• The antechapel served as a transition space between the outside world and the sacred interior.
• Medieval cathedrals often included an antechapel for congregants to assemble.
• The choir processed through the antechapel into the main chapel.