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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Among the church pews there was Rubin, looking satisfied with this first taste of the event.
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Billboard Italy, Billboard, 27 June 2024
One of his favorite pieces is an old two-seater church pew.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
Going as far back as 100 years ago, Evangelicals have taken the gospel directly to the public, rather than just expecting people to show up in the pews.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 16 June 2024
More than a thousand attendees spilling out of its pews was not an uncommon sight in the 1960s, Talton wrote in his blog.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
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Billboard Italy, Billboard, 27 June 2024
One of his favorite pieces is an old two-seater church pew.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
Going as far back as 100 years ago, Evangelicals have taken the gospel directly to the public, rather than just expecting people to show up in the pews.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 16 June 2024
More than a thousand attendees spilling out of its pews was not an uncommon sight in the 1960s, Talton wrote in his blog.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 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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