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

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

And his old rival shouted from the "amen corner," "thank God!"

From Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales by Robert L. Taylor

He waited a moment, and then, leaning over the pulpit and looking at the amen corner, he said: "And could you do that, too, Mr. Smith?"

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

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