Plural of pew

Forms of pew

Pews in a sentence

• In many churches some pews are reserved for either clerical or liturgical officials such as canons, or for prominent families.
• The pews are filling up, notably with young people, Gen Z's attendance at church has quadrupled in recent years—from a small base, but the significance lies more in the direction of travel.2025 May 31, Tanjil Rashid, “Finding their religion”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC...
• The church was repurposed as a nightclub by lighting changes and removing the pews, but it never opened.From the entry repurpose
• They want butts in pews, or at least the coronatide equivalent.2020 July 10, Jana Riess, “If you want to win Latter-Day Saints back to the church, shame and fear are not how to do it”, in The Salt Lake…. From the entry Coronatide
• Along its walls unlighted kerosene lamps hung on brass brackets; pine benches served as pews.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC. From the entry unceiled

Meaning of pew

1. noun One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
2. noun The congregation of a church.
3. noun An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.

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Questions about the plural of pew

What is the plural of pew?

The plural of pew is pews.

Is pew countable?

Pew is a countable noun.