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(at religious revival meetings) a bench or seat at the front of the church or room, set apart for mourners or penitent sinners seeking salvation.[1835-45, Amer.]
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mourners' bench — ☆ mourners bench n. a front row of seats at a revival meeting, for those who are to profess penitence … English World dictionary
mourners' bench — noun A bench, seat, rail, pew, etc. set aside for mourners and repentant sinners that is usually found at the front of a revival meeting or southern evangelical church. Syn: mourners bench, mourners row, mourners seat, mourners stool, mourners… … Wiktionary
mourners' bench — noun : anxious bench 1 * * * (at religious revival meetings) a bench or seat at the front of the church or room, set apart for mourners or penitent sinners seeking salvation. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * mourners bench, a front bench for repenting… … Useful english dictionary
mourners'bench — mour·ners bench (mourʹnərz) n. A bench for mourners or repentant sinners placed at the front in a revival meeting: “That night I was escorted to the front row and placed on the mourners bench with all the other young sinners” (Langston Hughes). * … Universalium
mourners' bench — /ˈmɔnəz bɛntʃ/ (say mawnuhz bench) noun US (at religious revival meetings) a bench or seat at the front of the church or room, set apart for mourners or penitent sinners seeking salvation …
mourners' bench — mourn′ers bench n. rel a front bench at a revival meeting for repentant sinners • Etymology: 1835–45, amer … From formal English to slang
mourners' bench — Плакальщиков скамья … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
anxious bench — noun or anxious seat 1. : a seat near the pulpit reserved at some revival meetings for persons especially concerned about their spiritual condition called also mourners bench 2. : a state of worry or anxiety caused by uncertainty everybody was… … Useful english dictionary
anxious seat — anx′ious seat n. 1) dial. Also called anx′ious bench mourners bench 2) a state of anxiety caused esp. by uncertainty over an outcome … From formal English to slang
mourner's seat — noun mourners bench … Wiktionary
