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   pulpit

   /ˈpʊlpɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a raised enclosed platform in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon: "many ministers delivered political guidance from their pulpits"
   • ▪ religious teaching as expressed in sermons: "the movies could rival the pulpit as an agency moulding the ideas of the mass public"
   • 2. a raised platform in the bows of a fishing boat or whaler.
   • ▪ a guard rail enclosing a small area at the bow of a yacht.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin pulpitum ‘scaffold, platform’, in medieval Latin‘pulpit’.

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   What is pulpit noun?

   • Definition of pulpit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a small platform in a church that is like a box and is high above the ground, where a priest, etc. stands to speak to the people (figurative) The policy has been widely condemned from the pulpit (= by priests and other church leaders).

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   What is a pulpit used for?

   • The pulpit was formerly used in the nave of Westminster Abbey, being presented to Belfast cathedral by the dean and chapter of that foundation. Find similar words to pulpit using the buttons below. Pulpit definition: An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service.

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   What is a church pulpit?

   • Webster tells us that a pulpit is a high reading desk, or elevated platform, used in preaching or for conducting church services. In Latin, “pulpitum” means “staging or platform.” Church pulpits are indeed used for such purposes, but if considered more thoughtfully, the spiritual symbolism of the pulpit can be a profound sermon in and of itself.

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   What does it mean when a preacher speaks from a pulpit?

   • If you go into a church and see a minister speaking from a high platform, he's speaking from the pulpit. Pulpit was originally used to refer to the platform in a church that a preacher speaks from, but we often use it metaphorically for any kind of preaching, whether it's religious or not.

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   pulpit: [noun] an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service.

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   Pulpit definition: a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted.. See examples of PULPIT used in a sentence.

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   pulpit: 1 n a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it Synonyms: ambo , dais , podium , rostrum , soapbox , stump Type of: platform a raised horizontal surface

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   4 meanings: 1. a raised platform, usually surrounded by a barrier, set up in churches as the appointed place for preaching,.... Click for more definitions.

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   Define pulpit. pulpit synonyms, pulpit pronunciation, pulpit translation, English dictionary definition of pulpit. ) n. 1. An elevated platform, lectern, or stand ...

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    a small platform in a church that is like a box and is high above the ground, where a priest, etc. stands to speak to the people (figurative) The policy has been widely condemned from the pulpit (= by priests and other church leaders).