1) Christian prayer
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A prie-dieu (French: literally, `pray [to] God`, plural prie-dieux) is a type of prayer desk primarily intended for private devotional use, but may also be found in churches. It is a small, ornamental wooden desk furnished with a thin, sloping shelf for books or hands, and a kneeler. Sometimes, instead of the sloping shelf, a padded arm rest wil.....
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prayer stool or kneeling bench in a church
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Also - A desk with a low platform on which to kneel in prayer and a shelf on which to put devotional books, in use from medieval times.
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praying desk for one individual with a knee bench close to the floor and a vertical panel supporting an armrest, below which there is usually a shelf ...
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1A low-seated, upholstered chair with a high, straight back, popular in Victorian times, also known as a praying chair. The chairs, used for both praying and sitting, were well-suited for women's voluminous skirts of the period. 2 Desk with a low platform on which to kneel in prayer and a shelf on which to put devotional books, in use from medieval …...
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[
n] - low bench for kneeling on
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noun low bench for kneeling on
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a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer, having a rest above, as for a book.
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