Synonyms for
Pew
Definition
a long bench with a back, placed in rows in the main part of some churches to seat the congregation.
Synonyms & similar words
Common collocations
- church pew
- wooden pew
- long pew
- front pew
- back pew
- sit in the pew
- kneel on the pew
Word family
noun pew
Usage note
A pew is a long bench, typically found in a church, where people sit. It is primarily a noun and does not have common antonyms or a wide range of synonyms.
Example sentences
- I sat on the pew with my family during the church service.
- The choir members sat in the front pews.
- The wooden pew was uncomfortable to sit on for a long time.
- The church installed new pews for the congregation.
- The church was filled with people sitting in the pews for the Sunday service.
Quotes
The church is not a gallery for the better exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones. - Henry Ward Beecher
The pew and the confessional were mutually dependent parts of the Catholic apparatus for governing the souls of men. - John Acton
I sat in the pew with my family, and I heard that voice again... the one that had haunted me from the moment I'd heard it on the phone. - Jodi Picoult