haikal

English

a haikal in an Egyptian church

A screened haikal

Alternative forms

• haykal

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal).

Noun

haikal (plural haikals)

1. The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is often closed off by a screen.

References

• “haikal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Laikha