a place of worship that has its own altar
"The small stone chapel in the garden features a simple wooden altar at the far end."
a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar
"he was late for chapel"
A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
"The small chapel attached to the main cathedral served as a quiet place for private prayer."
In plain English: A chapel is a small room inside a larger building where people go to pray quietly and worship alone without needing an official church service.
"We visited the small stone chapel in the village square to pray for rain."
Usage: A chapel is typically a small place of worship located within a larger religious building or attached to an institution like a school or hospital. While it serves the same function as a church, its size and subordinate status often distinguish it from independent parish churches.
To cause (a ship taken aback in a light breeze) to turn or make a circuit so as to recover, without bracing the yards, the same tack on which she had been sailing.
"The helmsman skillfully chipped the vessel after it was caught by the sudden shift in wind."
In plain English: There is no verb form of chapel; it is only used as a noun to describe a small place for prayer or worship.
"The church chapel was built in 1890."
Describing a person who attends a nonconformist chapel.
"After leaving the main church, she walked to her preferred nonconformist chapel to attend Sunday service."
In plain English: There is no such thing as an adjective called chapel because it is only used to describe places of worship, not objects or qualities.
"There is no adjective form for chapel, but you can use it in the noun phrase a small private chapel to describe a tiny place of worship within a larger building."
A surname.
"The Reverend Chapel invited all parishioners to attend the morning service at St. Mary's."
The word "chapel" comes from the Late Latin cappella, which originally meant a little cloak or cape before evolving to refer to a small prayer room. It entered English through Old French and is considered a doublet of the word "cape," though its specific use for religious spaces likely stems from early printing offices being located in chapels near Westminster Abbey.