pew

¹

[ pyoo ]

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.

PEW

²

abbreviation for

, Biology, Ecology.

1. possibly extinct in the wild ( def ).

pew

/ pjuː /

noun

1. in a church
   1. one of several long benchlike seats with backs, used by the congregation
   2. an enclosed compartment reserved for the use of a family or other small group
2. informal.
   a seat (esp in the phrase take a pew )

Word History and Origins

Origin of pew¹

1350–1400; Middle English puwe < Middle French puie balcony < Latin podia, plural (taken as singular) of podium balcony. See podium

Word History and Origins

Origin of pew¹

C14 pywe, from Old French puye, from Latin podium a balcony, from Greek podion supporting structure, from pous foot

Example Sentences

Many Republicans want US support for Ukraine to stop - 62% told a poll by Pew Research the US had no responsibility to support the country against Russia.

From BBC

Meanwhile the opposite is true for the left: Younger Democrats are 9% more likely to support new nuclear than older Democrats, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2022, The Pew Research Center found that “Both parties have grown more ideologically cohesive. There are now only about two dozen moderate Democrats and Republicans left on Capitol Hill, versus more than 160 in 1971-72. Both parties have moved further away from the ideological center since the early 1970s. Democrats on average have become somewhat more liberal, while Republicans on average have become much more conservative.”

From Salon

In the early 1990s, about 90% of US adults identified as Christians - a figure that had fallen to 64% earlier this decade, with a large increase in the number of those unaffiliated to any faith, according to data from Pew Research Center.

From BBC

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From Slate