[poo
l-pit, puhl-] 
| 1. | a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted. |
| 2. | the pulpit,
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| 3. | (esp. in Protestantism and Judaism) the position of pastor or rabbi: He heard of a pulpit in Chicago that was about to be vacated. |
| 4. | preaching. |
| 5. | (in small craft)
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| 6. | a control booth in a factory, usually elevated and glass-enclosed, from which an operator can observe and direct the manufacturing process. |
| pul·pit (pŏŏl'pĭt, pŭl'-) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pulpitum, from Latin, wooden platform.] |
Pulpit
(Neh. 8:4). (See EZRA.)
pulpit
in Western church architecture, an elevated and enclosed platform from which the sermon is delivered during a service
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