Long, single, and usually permanent seats in the nave of a church building In the earliest times there were no chairs except for the clergy, and the congregation "congregated" in the nave Later individual seating was added particularly for older members Pews came into existence as a way for local churches to support themselves financially, by renting or selling pews to families After the American Revolution and the disestablishment of the state-owned Anglican church, pew rental was the sole means of income for many colonial churches In some parishes today, the family pew still exists Today, however, the family does not actually own the pew They only think that they do
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
Originally, Christians stood for worship, and that is still the case in many eastern churches The pew, a long, backed bench upon which congregants sit, was an innovation of western medieval Christianity Pews were inherited by Protestants from the Roman Catholic Church, and because of their practicality, have spread to some Orthodox churches located in the west
A pew is a long wooden seat with a back, which people sit on in church. Claire sat in the front pew. used when something smells very bad
pews
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pyuz
النطق
/ˈpyo͞oz/ /ˈpjuːz/
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[ 'pyü ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English pewe, from Middle French puie balustrade, from Latin podia, plural of podium parapet, podium, from Greek podion base, diminutive of pod-, pous foot; more at FOOT.