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choir loft

noun

  1. a gallery in a church in which the choir is placed.


choir loft

noun

  1. a gallery in a cathedral, abbey, or church used by the choir
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of choir loft1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Two choir lofts with 12 rows of rich purple pews sat between the waterfalls, accented by live foliage.

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An employee of the Jesuits’ West Province, she has an office on the second floor of the Capitol Hill church, next to the choir loft.

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“Men and women among the 4,000 who jammed the huge nave and transept, choir lofts, chapels, doorways and the steps outside wept openly,†the Times reported.

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He saw instead the dusky-blue morning light streaming through the stained glass windows, the glass chandeliers, the white pews in a sea of blue carpet, red carpet encircling the pulpit and choir loft.

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They built the biggest choir loft that they can build with the kind of messaging that they have and the kind of people they are trying to reach out to.

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