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pulpital

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pul⋅pit

  [pool-pit, puhl-]
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–noun
1. a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted.
2. the pulpit,
a. the clerical profession; the ministry.
b. members of the clergy collectively: In attendance were representatives of medicine, the pulpit, and the bar.
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)
a. a safety rail rising about 18 to 30 in. (48 to 76 cm) from the deck near the bow and extending around it.
b. a similar rail at the stern.
6. a control booth in a factory, usually elevated and glass-enclosed, from which an operator can observe and direct the manufacturing process.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < LL pulpitum pulpit, L: platform, stage

Related forms:
pul⋅pit⋅al, adjective
pul⋅pit⋅less, adjective
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Word Origin & History

pulpit 
c.1330, 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 1570.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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