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Pulpit

Pulpit Meaning & Definition
Pulpit Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pulpit?

[n] a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pulpit: ambo | dais | podium | rostrum | soapbox | stump

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See Also | platform

Pulpit In Webster's Dictionary

\Pul"pit\, n. [L. pulpitum: cf. OF. pulpite, F. pulpitre.] 1. An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching. I stand like a clerk in my pulpit. --Chaucer. 2. The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also, preaching. I say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar powers) Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament of virtue's cause. --Cowper. 3. A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker.
\Pul"pit\, a. Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator; pulpit eloquence.

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