chancel meaning in English

n.
【宗教】(教堂中祭坛周围设有祭司及唱诗班席位的)高坛，圣坛。

Or was the vault under the chancel of gateshead church an inviting bourne
或者，盖茨黑德教堂圣坛底下的墓穴是个令人向往的归宿吗？
The coffin lay on its bier before the chancel , four tall yellow candles at its corners
棺材停放在圣坛前的柩架上，四个角各点燃一支高高的黄蜡烛。
Hearing a cautious step behind me , i glanced over my shoulder : one of the strangers - a gentleman , evidently - was advancing up the chancel
我听见身后响起了小心翼翼的脚步声，便回头看了一眼，只见陌生人中的一位显然是位绅士正走向圣坛。
Besides the probate , large fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel ; his virtues are handed down to posterity on taxed marble ; and he is then gathered to his fathers to be taxed no more
除了遗嘱，埋葬他还要高额的费用，他的遗言被刻在交了税的石碑上留传后世；这之后，他终于可以和他的祖辈们相聚，终于可以不用再交任何税了。
The venue for their activity in memory of baogong in singapore is called " the chancel of heaven " , where a baogong temple was built . when the temple was completed last june , they invited experts from the henan university in kaifeng to attend the inauguration ceremony
他们在坛内修建了包公庙，印制了天圣坛与包公的书刊，去年6月包公庙落成时，还邀请开封市河南大学的专家前去参加典礼。