chancel chancefulness • chanceled · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · chancel · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing. Synonyms: sanctuary, bema. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · sanctuary · · Synonym 1 bema · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E