单词 | mourners-bench |
释义 | mourners' bench in American English US a front row of seats at a revival meeting, for those who are to profess penitence mourners' bench in American Englishnoun (at religious revival meetings) a bench or seat at the front of the church or room, set apart for mourners or penitent sinners seeking salvation Word origin [1835–45, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, cutaway, ecumenical, faceplate, grandstandDefinition of 'mourners' bench' |
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