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pulpit

[pool-pit, puhl-]

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noun

a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted.

the pulpit,

the clerical profession; the ministry.

members of the clergy collectively: In attendance were representatives of medicine, the pulpit, and the bar.

(especially in Protestantism and Judaism) the position of pastor or rabbi: He heard of a pulpit in Chicago that was about to be vacated.

preaching.

(in small craft)

a safety rail rising about 18 to 30 inches (48 to 76 cm) from the deck near the bow and extending around it.

a similar rail at the stern.

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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin pulpitum pulpit, Latin: platform, stage

Related forms

pul·pit·al, adjective

pul·pit·less, adjective

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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The thing is, you have a sanctioned pulpit from which to speak regularly.

He had said such things from the pulpit in the past.

Wooden pews are stacked up around the sanctuary, and the pulpit has been removed to protect it from vandals.

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pulpit (ˈpʊlpɪt)

—n
1.	a raised platform, usually surrounded by a barrier, set up in churches as the appointed place for preaching, leading in prayer, etc
2.	any similar raised structure, such as a lectern
3.	a medium for expressing an opinion, such as a column in a newspaper
4.	the pulpit
	a. the preaching of the Christian message
	b. the clergy or their message and influence

[C14: from Latin pulpitum a platform]

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Word Origin & History

pulpit

early 14c., from L.L. pulpitum "raised structure on which preachers stand," in classical L. "scaffold, platform for actors," of unknown origin. Also borrowed in M.H.G. as pulpit (Ger. Pult "desk"). Sense of "Christian preachers and ministers generally" is from 1560s.

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