If in a pew in the Catholic church, the cushioned area is called a kneeler.
If in a pew in the Catholic church, the cushioned area is called a kneeler.
A Pew
A hassock.
Hassock: Old English hassuc "clump of coarse grass," is of unknown origin. It is thought to have a similarity to kneeling on a thick cushion or a tuft of grass.
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Well, if you are talking about the ones which people kneel on then its called a hassock, or kneelers, they are most commonly known as hassocks though.
In congregations that use kneelers, they can be found under the rear of a pew. They fold down enabling congregants in the next row to kneel on them during times of prayer. Some are padded and some are simply angled to help support the petitioner.
We do kneel at the altar to pray. Anyone can kneel anywhere they want to in our church. It shows humblesness. If you don't kneel here on earth, you will kneel and confess on judgment day.
The things you kneel on are simply called kneelers by most Catholics. When they are free standing they are sometimes called a "Prie Dieu" from the French "prie au Dieu" or "pray to God".
The long benches seen in churches are called pews.
pray, kneel, be quiet, tithe, and sing
· kneel (in church)