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Slava
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Postby Slava » Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:04 pm

Interestingly I came to this one from pedestrian, which mentions podium. Who woulda thunk that the place you sit to get orated to is related to the place you get orated at from?
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Re: Pew

Postby Bazr » Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:08 am

A raised standing-place or desk in a church or chapel, to enable a preacher, reader, etc., to be seen and heard by the congregation. Freq. with modifying word, as minister's pew, praying pew, reader's pew, pew for penance. Ref: Oxford English Dictionary
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