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pew

1

[ pyoo ]

noun

  1. (in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
  2. an enclosed seat in a church, or an enclosure with seats, usually reserved for a family or other group of worshipers.
  3. those occupying pews; congregation.


PEW

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abbreviation for

Biology, Ecology.

pew

/ 辫箩耻藧 /

noun

  1. in a church
    1. one of several long benchlike seats with backs, used by the congregation
    2. an enclosed compartment reserved for the use of a family or other small group
  2. informal.
    a seat (esp in the phrase take a pew )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pew1

1350鈥1400; Middle English puwe < Middle French puie balcony < Latin podia, plural (taken as singular) of podium balcony. See podium
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pew1

C14 pywe, from Old French puye, from Latin podium a balcony, from Greek podion supporting structure, from pous foot
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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.

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It鈥檚 why American civic life was long so remarkably robust, why the pews were filled on Sunday.

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Are priests expected to pause their sermons while immigration officials drag congregants from their pews for deportation?

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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.

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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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