English Explanatory Dictionary

mercy seat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lid of the Ark of the Covenant, on which God is said to have been enthroned; taken to represent the throne in heaven.
  2. Synonym of mourners' bench.

Word forms

mercy seat mercy seats

Etymology

From mercy + seat, after German Gnadenstuhl, translating Hebrew כַּפֹּרֶת (kappóreth) (= Hellenistic Greek ἱλαστήριον (hilastḗrion) (Septuagint)/Latin propitiatorium (Vulgate)).

Synonyms

mourners' bench
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