1
: a compartment in the auditorium of a church providing seats for several persons
2
: one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors fixed in rows in a church
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Folding chairs were arranged into pews, and a heavy wooden lectern was lifted to the front of the room.
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Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
The activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) climbed over barriers from the pews into the aisle of the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall.
—Christopher Lamb and Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Sanctuary donated the pews in St. Mary’s to a church in Haiti that was destroyed during Hurricane Maria and an earthquake in 2021, allowing a piece of the church to live on.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 July 2024
One of the few things saved from the fire was the building itself, the pews of the church and the Bible that sat in the middle of the room, untouched by the morning's flames.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2024
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Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
The activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) climbed over barriers from the pews into the aisle of the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall.
—Christopher Lamb and Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Sanctuary donated the pews in St. Mary’s to a church in Haiti that was destroyed during Hurricane Maria and an earthquake in 2021, allowing a piece of the church to live on.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 July 2024
One of the few things saved from the fire was the building itself, the pews of the church and the Bible that sat in the middle of the room, untouched by the morning's flames.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2024
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“Pew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pew. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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pew
noun
: one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors set in rows in a church
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