English Explanatory Dictionary

mourners' bench

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bench, seat, rail, pew, etc. set aside for mourners and repentant sinners, and is usually found at the front of a revival meeting or evangelical church.

Word forms

mourners' bench mourners' benches

Synonyms

anxious bench mercy seat mourner's bench mourner's row mourner's seat mourner's stool mourner's pew
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