heykel

Meaning

Noun

The chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.

Origin

Ultimately from Persian هیکل ("temple") / Arabic هَيْكَل ("temple"), ultimately from Akkadian ēkallum ("temple; palace"), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 ("temple; palace").

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