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

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

I can see the candles lit for evening services in Heaven, and him sitting in the amen corner away from the flashing-winged, fashionable saints, comparing notes with Moses and Elijah in his deep organ undertones.

From A Circuit Rider's Wife by Harris, Corra

Look inside and you will find some old mule steward stalled in the amen corner, with his ears laid back at the pulpit or at the other stewards.

From A Circuit Rider's Wife by Harris, Corra

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 Fanning, C. E. (Clara Elizabeth)