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pew

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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.

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pew

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noun

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
informal.
a seat (esp in the phrase take a pew )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pew¹

1350–1400; Middle English puwe < Middle French puie balcony < Latin podia, plural (taken as singular) of podium balcony. See podium

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�y��vlog 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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It’s 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 — even if it’s uncertain for them, it’s certain for the Lord and in that, there’s solace.

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Beyond question, though, Carter’s wood-and-concrete bench — a pew, a piece of American iconography — somehow withstood the ferocious fires that leveled Carter’s longtime home.

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His aunt Miva, he affectionately says, would take him to church on Sundays and he remembers at 7 or 8 years old falling asleep in the pews during those Baptist sermons.

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