anxious seat — ☆ anxious seat n. a bench near the preacher at revival meetings, for those with a troubled conscience who seek salvation: also anxious bench … English World dictionary
anxious seat — noun see anxious bench * * * 1. Also called anxious bench. Chiefly North Atlantic States and Southern and South Midland U.S. a seat reserved at a revival meeting for those troubled by conscience and eager for spiritual assistance. 2. a state of… … Useful english dictionary
anxious seat — 1. Also called anxious bench. Chiefly North Atlantic States and Southern and South Midland U.S. a seat reserved at a revival meeting for those troubled by conscience and eager for spiritual assistance. 2. a state of anxiety, esp. about the… … Universalium
anxious seat — anx′ious seat n. 1) dial. Also called anx′ious bench mourners bench 2) a state of anxiety caused esp. by uncertainty over an outcome … From formal English to slang
mourners' bench — noun : anxious bench 1 * * * (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. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * mourners bench, a front bench for repenting… … Useful english dictionary
The Bench (Hogarth) — Infobox Painting title=The Bench artist=William Hogarth year=1758 museum=Fitzwilliam Museum city=Cambridge type=Oil on canvas height=14.5 width=18 height inch=5¼ width inch =7 The Bench is the title of both a 1758 oil on canvas painting by the… … Wikipedia
Temple — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Temple >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 place of worship place of worship Sgm: N 1 house of God house of God house of prayer GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 temple temple cathedral minster church kirk chape … English dictionary for students
new measures — In the decades after the American Revolution, religious leaders, faced with a mostly unchurched public, sought innovative ways to attract people to Christian life. Preacher Charles Grandison Finney (1792 1875) introduced a series of such… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
concern — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, TLC, absorb, academic discipline, academic specialty, accent, accommodatingness, activities, activity, affair, affairs, affect, affect the interest, agency, agitate, agitation, agreeableness, ail,… … Moby Thesaurus
foreboding — Synonyms and related words: abusive, actuarial prediction, advance notice, affect, affection, agitated, agitation, all overish, all overs, angst, anxiety, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, anxious, anxious bench, anxious concern, anxious seat,… … Moby Thesaurus
