prayer bench

Chapel kneeling seat

A prayer bench is a piece of furniture designed for kneeling during prayer, typically featuring a padded surface for the knees and a raised shelf or rail for resting the arms or holding a prayer book.

Also called a prie-dieu, from the French for "pray God." Common in Catholic homes and churches: She knelt at the prayer bench for evening devotions.

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kneel · folded hands · worship · altar · rosary · meditation · pew · sanctuary · velvet · padded · wooden · supplicate · private chapel · contemplation · cathedral · reverence · holy silence · hassock

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sacred vs. secular furniture

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G