pews
Where congregations sit
Pews are the long wooden benches with backs found in churches, arranged in rows facing the altar.
They're where congregants sit during services.
The word appears in phrases like back pew for those who sit inconspicuously, or in the pews meaning among ordinary churchgoers rather than clergy: The message resonated in the pews.
Assembled group of worshippers
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- flockAnimals gathered together
gathering · worshippers · believers · families · members · assembly · attendance · regulars
Address to deity
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- kneelingLowering onto bent legs
- hymnalsWorship songbook compilations
- biblesDefinitive reference works
congregation · sermon · mass · service · liturgy · reverence · sanctuary · chapel
Multi-person seats or sidelines
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
- seatsPlaces to sit
- kneelersCushioned supports for genuflection
- cushionsSoft padded supports
backs · armrests · aisles · arrangement · gallery · balcony · nave · transept
Church speaking platform
- altarSacred ritual table
- lecternTilted stand for texts
- chancelAltar-adjacent clergy space
- choir stallsFixed seats for singers
baptismal font · stained glass · hymnboards · collection plates · hassocks · vestry
Quercus genus member
- mahoganyReddish-brown tropical lumber
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- walnutEdible hard-shelled seed
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
hardwood · grain · varnish · carved · polished · worn · antique · handcrafted
Complete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- hushAbsence of sound
- silenceTotal lack of sound
contemplation · solemnity · peace · echoes · reverberation · acoustics · candlelight · incense
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
flock · gathering · worshippers · believers · families · members · assembly · attendance · regulars · newcomers
prayer
Address to deity
bibles · congregation · sermon · mass · service · liturgy · reverence · sanctuary · chapel · cathedral
benches
Multi-person seats or sidelines
cushions · backs · armrests · aisles · arrangement · gallery · balcony · nave · transept · spacing
pulpit
Church speaking platform
choir stalls · baptismal font · stained glass · hymnboards · collection plates · hassocks · vestry
oak
Quercus genus member
cedar · hardwood · grain · varnish · carved · polished · worn · antique · handcrafted · refinished
stillness
Complete lack of motion
silence · contemplation · solemnity · peace · echoes · reverberation · acoustics · candlelight · incense · sacred
- churchnave, altar, altars, altar rail, pulpit
- auditoriumsseats, seating, rows, aisles, stage
- Chapelschapel bells, chapel choir, college chapel, hospital chapel, memorial chapel
- cathedralsnave, apse, transept, spire, altar
- Catholic parishparishioner, rectory, parish council, parish hall, bulletin
- Chapelaltar, nave, apse, pulpit, tabernacle
pewsfolding chairs
Hinged portable seating
plastic chairs · stackable chairs · lawn chairs · standing room · camp chairs
pewsbar stools
High seats at counters
auditorium seating · diner booths · park benches · stadium seating · office chairs
- church pewFixed sanctuary seating
- front pew
- Pepe Le Pew
- Pepé Le Pew
- take a pewInformal invitation to sit
- wooden pewsFixed sanctuary seating