moaner's benchn.

Brit.

/ˈməʊnəz ˌbɛn(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊnərz ˌbɛn(t)ʃ/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: mourner's bench n.

Etymology: Alteration of mourner's bench n., after moaner n., probably arising from U.S. regional (southern) pronunciation of mourner n.¹Compare the following:1953 J. M. Brewer Word on Brazos 14 Hit takes lots of patience to deal wid a sinnuh at de mounah's bench.

U.S. regional.

A bench in a church or meeting house on which those people sit who wish to confess and repent their sins publicly at a prayer meeting or service; a mourner's bench.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > [noun] > of repentance

penitent form1563

repenting stool1567

stool of repentance1581

place of repentance1582

repentance stool1591

repentance seat1771

cutty-stoola1774

Mercy seat1818

anxious seat1827

anxious bench1832

mourner's bench1834

mourner's seat1845

moaner's bench1929

1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris 24 Sinner riz fum de moaner's bench.

1968 State (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 1 Aug. 11/2 When the sinners finally did get to the moaner's bench, they were prayed over long and loud.

1988 C. E. Lincoln Avenue, Clayton City 25 Those who had tarried faithfully on the moaner's bench until they finally got religion were marched down to the river and baptized.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moaners bench
释义	moaner's benchn. Brit. /ˈməʊnəz ˌbɛn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊnərz ˌbɛn(t)ʃ/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: mourner's bench n. Etymology: Alteration of mourner's bench n., after moaner n., probably arising from U.S. regional (southern) pronunciation of mourner n.¹Compare the following:1953 J. M. Brewer Word on Brazos 14 Hit takes lots of patience to deal wid a sinnuh at de mounah's bench. U.S. regional. A bench in a church or meeting house on which those people sit who wish to confess and repent their sins publicly at a prayer meeting or service; a mourner's bench. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > [noun] > of repentance penitent form1563 repenting stool1567 stool of repentance1581 place of repentance1582 repentance stool1591 repentance seat1771 cutty-stoola1774 Mercy seat1818 anxious seat1827 anxious bench1832 mourner's bench1834 mourner's seat1845 moaner's bench1929 1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris 24 Sinner riz fum de moaner's bench. 1968 State (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 1 Aug. 11/2 When the sinners finally did get to the moaner's bench, they were prayed over long and loud. 1988 C. E. Lincoln Avenue, Clayton City 25 Those who had tarried faithfully on the moaner's bench until they finally got religion were marched down to the river and baptized. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1929
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