pew Definition
pew (pyo̵̅o̅)
noun
- any of the benches with a back that are fixed in rows in a church
- any of the boxlike enclosures with seats, in some churches, for the use as of a particular family
Etymology: ME pewe < OFr puie, balcony, balustrade < L podia, pl. of podium, balcony: see podium
pew Synonyms
pew Usage Examples
Converse of object
- carve: In 1856 it was restored by Edward Browning, who designed the beautifully carved oak pews.
- replace: In the 1880s it became common for Anglican churches to replace the box pews with rows of open pews.
- remove: A vestibule was made by removing some pews at the back of the church.
- fill: Thorpe Park and Alton Towers pack them in as the churches battle to fill the pews.
Preposition: in
church: Some were also used for pews in a church in Aberdeen.
Adjective modifier
- wooden: The first evening we attended the service in the village church, built of concrete with wooden pews.
- empty: Speak the word of God over the empty pews.
- front: She knelt in a front pew to do her penance.
- fixed: Either fixed pews or moveable chairs may be provided.
- Victorian: There are also a few Victorian pine pews, easily identifiable.
- old: An old church pew has been used to create a separate dining area.
Modifies a noun
- Bible: They're there on p 971 in the pew Bibles.
- rent: The subsequent running costs of these churches were also largely met by the wealthy through the system of pew rents.
- leaflet: The weekly pew leaflet is also available in large print.
- panel: East wall: one small splayed window; stone bench with wooden seat, backed by old pew panels.
Noun used with modifier
- oak: Till 1903 there were square oak pews, these were replaced by seats in pitch pine.
- box: The old box pews were replaced in the same year by the present open ones.
- pine: Seating in the center Nave of the Church is in narrow pine pews.
- church: An old church pew has been used to create a separate dining area.
- family: He had his own reserved family pew with its brass plate to signify the fact.
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