pew

/pju:/

Thân thiện

A family sits together in a wooden pew during a service.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A long bench with a back, used for seating in a church: A "pew" is a fixed, wooden bench in a church where members of the congregation sit during a service.
   • A specific, sometimes enclosed, seating area in a church: Historically, a "pew" could also refer to a private or reserved seating enclosure for a particular family or important person within a church.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The family sat together in the same pew every Sunday.
  • The old church was filled with rows of polished oak pews.
  • He walked quietly to an empty pew at the back of the chapel.

Advanced Usage

• "To take a pew" (idiom, informal): To sit down.
  • Come in and take a pew; the meeting will start soon.
• "To find a pew" (idiom, informal): To find a seat.
  • The theater was crowded, but we managed to find a pew near the aisle.

Variants and Related Words

• Pewholder (n): A person who rents or owns a specific pew in a church (historical usage).
• Pew-opener (n): A person, historically, who showed worshippers to their seats in a church.

Synonyms

• Bench: A long seat for several people.
• Seat: A place for sitting.
• Pew seat: A specific term for a church bench.

Related Phrases

• Family pew: A pew traditionally reserved for a specific family.
• Box pew: An enclosed pew with high sides and a door, common in historical churches.

Related Idioms

• "As quiet as a church pew": Extremely quiet.
  • After the children left, the house was as quiet as a church pew.

Học thuật

Noun

1. long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• church bench