mercy seat

noun

Bible.

the gold covering on the ark of the covenant, regarded as the resting place of God. Ex. 25:17–22.
the throne of God.

South Midland and Southern U.S. mourners' bench.

Words nearby mercy seat

mercury-vapor lamp, mercury-vapour lamp, mercy, mercy flight, mercy killing, mercy seat, mercy stroke, merde, merdivorous, mere, meredith

Origin of mercy seat

First recorded in 1520–30

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Examples from the Web for mercy seat

Do not think I can ever desert you, until I know that your spirit has gone to the mercy-seat of God!
The Chainbearer|J. Fenimore Cooper
But the veil and the outer chamber stood between the sinful people and the mercy-seat.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews|Thomas Charles Edwards
The serenity of the surroundings of the mercy-seat cannot but communicate itself to the feverish soul of the suppliant.
Expositor's Bible: The Song of Solomon|Walter Adeney
Because the blood is on the mercy-seat, as the perfect proof that judgment has been already executed.
The Assembly of God|C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh

What more could be done to make the path to the mercy-seat easy, and to remove all occasions of stumbling from the sinner's way?
Practical Religion|John Charles Ryle

British Dictionary definitions for mercy seat

mercy seat

noun

Old Testament the gold platform covering the Ark of the Covenant and regarded as the throne of God where he accepted sacrifices and gave commandments (Exodus 25:17, 22)

Christianity the throne of God

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