Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of the long, fixed, backed benches that are arranged in rows for the seating of a congregation in church.
- noun An enclosed compartment in a church that provides seating for a number of people, such as a family.
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
pue . - To put or shut in a pew.
- noun A more or less elevated inclosure, used by lawyers, money-lenders, cashiers, etc.; an inclosed seat or bench of any sort, especially such as were used by persons having a stand for business in a public or otherwise open and exposed place.
- noun An inclosed seat or open bench in a church, designed to accommodate several people; also, an inclosure containing several seats.
- noun A box in a theater or opera-house.
- noun plural The occupants of the pews in a church; the congregation.
- noun A sharp-pointed, one-pronged, straight or hooked iron instrument with a wooden handle, used in handling fish, blubber, etc., on wharves or in boats.
- noun A thin stream of air or smoke; a fine thin stream of breath escaping through lips almost closed.
- To furnish with pews.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of the compartments in a church which are separated by low partitions, and have long seats upon which several persons may sit; -- sometimes called
slip . Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow. - noun obsolete Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold.
- noun [Eng.] an usher in a church.
- transitive verb rare To furnish with pews.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.
- interjection Representative of the
sound made by thefiring of amachine gun . - noun One of the long
benches in achurch ,seating several persons, usuallyfixed to the floor and facing thechancel . - noun An
enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often aprominent family. - verb To furnish with pews.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Some girl was on her way to Jerusalem to see where Jesus grew up and hang out with some friends but got the 3rd degree (like burns!) from Israel border security, who ultimately decided the only way in was with three Mac. * pew pew pew* goes border security!
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In short, you hold by purchase, and may sell the right to, the undisturbed possession of that little space within the church edifice which you call your pew during the hours of divine service.
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"He wanted power," says Alonzo of Watts, a former politician and longtime church leader, whom she calls the "devil in pew number seven."
Tragedy and Forgiveness in the Christian South Josh Fleet 2010
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"He wanted power," says Alonzo of Watts, a former politician and longtime church leader, whom she calls the "devil in pew number seven."
Tragedy and Forgiveness in the Christian South The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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"He wanted power," says Alonzo of Watts, a former politician and longtime church leader, whom she calls the "devil in pew number seven."
Tragedy and Forgiveness in the Christian South Josh Fleet 2010
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Now I find it unlikely that the BNPs theorists are unaware of the enormous gulf in ideology which separates the average Joe in the pew from the Bishops and other leaders who speak for them.
Archive 2004-02-22 Laban 2004
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The stately black matron beside her on the pew was a stranger, but this was Mississippi.
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The stately black matron beside her on the pew was a stranger, but this was Mississippi.
Hunting Season Barr, Nevada 2002
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The family will probably not sit in the presidential pew, which is pew 54.
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Prayerlessness in the pew is a serious hindrance to the running of the Word of the Lord.
The Weapon of Prayer 1835-1913 1991
lampbane commented on the word pew
Onomatopoeia for the sound a laser gun makes.
See the Sarah Palin/Katie Couric Saturday Night Live cold open, 30 seconds from the end for an example.
October 30, 2008