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pew
1[ pyoo ]
noun
- (in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
- an enclosed seat in a church, or an enclosure with seats, usually reserved for a family or other group of worshipers.
- those occupying pews; congregation.
PEW
2abbreviation for
pew
/ 辫箩耻藧 /
noun
- in a church
- one of several long benchlike seats with backs, used by the congregation
- an enclosed compartment reserved for the use of a family or other small group
- informal.a seat (esp in the phrase take a pew )
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of pew1
Example Sentences
Her account, @not_a_priestess, is broadly light-hearted, whether she is poking fun at uncomfortable pews or showing the audience a day in her life.
It鈥檚 why American civic life was long so remarkably robust, why the pews were filled on Sunday.
Are priests expected to pause their sermons while immigration officials drag congregants from their pews for deportation?
The 40 or so people in the pews nod as he answers his own question 鈥 even if it鈥檚 uncertain for them, it鈥檚 certain for the Lord and in that, there鈥檚 solace.
Beyond question, though, Carter鈥檚 wood-and-concrete bench 鈥 a pew, a piece of American iconography 鈥 somehow withstood the ferocious fires that leveled Carter鈥檚 longtime home.
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