2007-02-05 13:11:31 · 6 answers · asked by MotherMayI? 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
maybe folks came to church after eating at taco bell
2007-02-05 13:19:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Benches do not have backs. Multi-passenger seats with backs are called pews, whether in church or not.
2007-02-05 21:16:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
pew /pyu/ (noun)
1. (in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
2. an enclosed seat in a church, or an enclosure with seats, usually reserved for a family or other group of worshipers.
3. those occupying pews; congregation.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME puwe < MF puie balcony < L podia, pl. (taken as sing.) of podium balcony.
2007-02-05 21:19:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is the old fashioned name for bencH?
2007-02-05 21:15:56 · answer #4 · answered by Melissa Svetlana Flavored Coffee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is a rose called a rose and not a tulip? It is a different thing.
2007-02-05 21:16:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm its too long to be a bench?
2007-02-05 21:15:13 · answer #6 · answered by Christines256 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋