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chaplaincy

Syllables: chap·laincyUK/ˈtʃæp.lɪn.si/

chaplaincy noun: the role or position of a chaplain.

Noun

chaplaincy (plural chaplaincies)

  1. The role or position of a chaplain.
    • He was appointed to the chaplaincy of Colesberg, and undertook its duties without remuneration, till such time as a salary could be procured1860, Emma L. Lafanu, Life of Dr. Orpen
    • Background: Established in 1957, the US Army Chaplain Historical Holding chronicles the story of the Army chaplaincy from its inception during the American Revolution to the present.1992, R. Cody Phillips, Guide to U.S. Army Museums
  2. A building, for example on a university campus, catering to people's religious needs.

chaplaincy meaning in Bengali and Malay

chaplaincy in Bengali

একজন চ্যাপলেইনের ভূমিকা, পদ, ভবন

chaplaincy in Malay

office
kepaderian

Forms of chaplaincy

pluralchaplaincies

Origin of chaplaincy

From chaplain + -cy.

Questions about chaplaincy

What does chaplaincy mean?
Chaplaincy means the role or position of a chaplain.
What is chaplaincy in Bengali?
Chaplaincy in Bengali is একজন চ্যাপলেইনের ভূমিকা, পদ, ভবন. See Chaplaincy meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is chaplaincy?
Chaplaincy is a noun.
How do you pronounce chaplaincy?
Chaplaincy is pronounced /ˈtʃæp.lɪn.si/ (UK).
What is the plural of chaplaincy?
The plural of chaplaincy is chaplaincies.

Words near chaplaincy in the dictionary

  1. chapkans
  2. chapkas
  3. chaplain
  4. chaplain general
  5. chaplaincies
  6. chaplaincy
  7. chaplaine
  8. chaplaines
  9. chaplainries
  10. chaplainry
  11. chaplains

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chaplaincy (page history and authors); chaplaincy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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