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

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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

Old man Jones, in the amen corner, would not swindle his neighbor; nor would Wetmore, the Baptist, practise the holy calling of shepherd, having in his breast the heart of a wolf.

From A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties by Charles Major

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

Opposite, in the "amen corner," the countenance of the good Eliphalet was a study in changing expressions.

From The Uncalled A Novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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