Definitions for pew
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pew, church benchnoun

   long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pewnoun

   A seat inclosed in a church.

   Etymology: puye, Dutch.

   When Sir Thomas More was lord chancellor, he did use, at mass, to sit in the chancel, and his lady in a pew. Francis Bacon.

   Should our sex take it into their heads to wear trunk breeches at church, a man and his wife would fill a whole pew. Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pew

   A pew () is a long bench seat or enclosed box, used for seating members of a congregation or choir in a church, synagogue or sometimes a courtroom.

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1. pew

   A pew is a long bench with a back, placed in rows in the main part of some churches and used for seating the congregation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Pewnoun

   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. Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow

2. Pewnoun

   any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold

3. Pewverb

   to furnish with pews

4. Etymology: [OE. pewe, OF. puie parapet, balustrade, balcony, fr. L. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat, Gr. po`dion, dim. of poy`s, podo`s, foot; -- hence the Latin sense of a raised place (orig. as a rest or support for the foot). See Foot, and cf. Podium, Poy.]

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1. Pew

   A pew is a long bench seat or enclosed box, used for seating members of a congregation or choir in a church or sometimes a courtroom.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pew

   pū, n. an enclosed seat in a church.—ns. Pew′-fell′ow, companion; Pew′-hold′er, one who rents a pew in a church; Pew′-ō′pener, an attendant who opens pews in a church; Pew′-rent, rent paid for the use of a pew in church. [O. Fr. pui, a raised place—L. podium, a front seat in the amphitheatre—Gr. podion, orig. a footstool—pous, podos, foot.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pew

   Pew usually refers to the Pew Charitable Trusts or the Pew Research Center. Not an acronym. They were founded by a family named Pew.

   
   

   Submitted by rinat on August 10, 2020  

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1. PEW

   What does PEW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PEW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PEW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pew is ranked #17398 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pew surname appeared 1,622 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Pew.
   
   84.1% or 1,365 total occurrences were White.
   11.4% or 185 total occurrences were Black.
   1.7% or 29 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 24 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Bench

How to pronounce pew?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pew in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of pew in a Sentence

1. Margot Kaminsky:

   The concerns reflected in the Pew study are having a noticeable impact on the ground in state politics, states are stepping in as consumer protectors in privacy law, just as they are in a variety of other spaces.

2. Trump family:

   America has a rich tradition of social change beginning in our pews and our pulpits, we must never infringe on the noble tradition of change from the church and progress from the pew.

3. Al Mohler:

   Evangelical Christianity remains a central and vital force in America precisely because it defines Christians who believe the gospel of Jesus Christ and eagerly affirm the authority of the Bible as the Word of God, this latest Pew report points to the continued strength of evangelicalism and the fact that even more Americans define themselves as evangelicals.

4. CLIFFORD VILLALON:

   A young boy was sitting on a pew inside a church when he was approached and asked by a homeless lady, Where are your parents?. The boy said, They will be here today... remarrying after 10 years of separation.

5. John Lott:

   A poll by( the) Pew( Research Center) helps to explain why there has been such a large increase in concealed handgun permits among blacks and women. The poll shows a 25 percentage point increase in the proportion of blacks with a favorable view of gun ownership. This is the largest increase of any group.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pew
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pew
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pew
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pew
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pew
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pew
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html