About The Word Pulpit
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Pulpit
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Pulpit: 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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