amen corner

noun

: a conspicuous corner in a church occupied by fervent worshippers

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That feeling gained definition during the Great Migration, in which millions of rural Southern Black folks made their way to the urban North, carrying song practices honed at Saturday juke joints and Sunday amen corners. Adam Bradley D’angelo Lovell Williams Milton David Dixon Iii, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amen corner was circa 1848

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“Amen corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amen%20corner. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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