pul·pit (p l p t, p l-)n. 1. An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service. 2. a. Clerics considered as a group. b. The ministry of preaching. 3. An elevated metal guardrail extending around the bow or stern of a yacht or other small vessel. 4. An elevated platform, such as one used by harpooners in a whaling boat. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pulpitum, from Latin, wooden platform.] |
pulpit [ˈpʊlpɪt]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a raised platform, usually surrounded by a barrier, set up in churches as the appointed place for preaching, leading in prayer, etc.
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) any similar raised structure, such as a lectern
3. a medium for expressing an opinion, such as a column in a newspaper
4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (usually preceded by the)
a. the preaching of the Christian message
b. the clergy or their message and influence
[from Latin pulpitum a platform]
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| Noun | 1. |  pulpit - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on itplatform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
pulpit
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pulpit
n → Kanzel f
n pulpit [ˈpulpit]
a raised box or platform in a church, where the priest or minister stands, especially to preach the sermon. preekstoel مِنْبَر الوَعْظ амвон kazatelna prædikestol die Kanzel άμβωνας púlpito kantsel منبر؛ میز خطابه saarnatuoli chair בִּימָת הַמֶטִיף फ्रवचन मंच szószék mimbar predikunarstóll pulpito 説教壇 설교단, 강론단 sakykla kancele mimbar preekstoel prekestol ambona púlpito amvon кафедра kazateľnica prižnica propovedaonica predikstol พื้นที่ยกสูงในโบสถ์ kürsü (教堂)佈道壇 кафедра منبر bục giảng kinh （教堂）布道坛
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