amen corner

American  

noun

Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

1. a place in some Protestant churches, usually at one side of the pulpit, occupied by worshipers leading the responsive amens of the congregation.

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amen corner British  

noun

1. the part of a church, usually to one side of the pulpit, occupied by people who lead the responsive amens during the service

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Etymology

Origin of amen corner

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

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amen corner

Except — and this is important — she was holding up an amen corner.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024

You reach into your own pockets — and see, we’ve got the amen corner.

From Time ● Jan. 6, 2017

At this misquotation an old parishioner from his seat in the amen corner said audibly: "That's no miracle—I could do it myself."

From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by C. E. (Clara Elizabeth) Fanning

But to the group in the amen corner, Fenn lifted up his head in shame.

From In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White

Yes, with plenty of creature comforts and her old place in the amen corner in her possession again, she would be perfectly happy and at peace thenceforward to the end.

From The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain