Definition of Amen corner

1. Noun. Area reserved for persons leading the responsive 'amens'.

Group relationships: Church, Church Building
Generic synonyms: Corner, Nook

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amen Corner

ameloblasts
amelocemental
amelodental junction
amelodentinal
amelodic
amelodically
amelogenesis
amelogenesis imperfecta
amelogenin
amelogenins
amelotin
amels
amelus
amen
amen cadence
amen corner (current term)
amen curler
amen curlers
amenabilities
amenability
amenable
amenableness
amenably
amenage
amenaged
amenages
amenaging
amenance
amenaunce
amend

Literary usage of Amen corner

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Orations, Addresses and Speeches of Chauncey M. Depew by Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1910)
"During the Civil War, in this corridor met and upon this amen corner bench sat those generals and admirals who are the inspiration of our Army and Navy. ..."

2. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"... and are to be sold by WD in amen corner, 1684. Quarto, containing fifty.six pages. .LUXEMBOURG, the metropolis of the duchy, bearing the same name, ..."

3. The Ormulum by Robert Meadows White (1878)
"... AT THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS WAREHOUSE, amen corner, LONDON. *,* All Books art bound in Cloth, ..."

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