pulpit
noun
pul·pit ˈpu̇l-ˌpit 
ˈpəl-,
-pət
1
: an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
2
a
: the preaching profession
b
: a preaching position
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In his first year, pastor Rick Warren stood behind a pulpit that was cut and carved by one of the handful of his early congregants of the then-fledgling Saddleback Church in 1980. 
Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 For Szuster and Pavolotzky, sharing a pulpit was a necessity. Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2022 Directly after the casket was closed, Bishop Ellis took to the pulpit with his wife, Crisette Ellis, who gave opening remarks. Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2022 The priest’s father had ascended to the pulpit at St. George’s after Ukrainian independence. James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 Greg Skomal tagged a great white shark while standing on the pulpit of the Aleutian Dream as beachgoers at Nauset Beach watched. Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022 Behind the pulpit of the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, Pastor Billy Chang was in his element. Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 At the Easter church service, the minister taunts him from the pulpit. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022 Instead, her mindset is a hate that has been passed down from the pulpit, by church leaders who endorse a doctrine that is caging people’s souls, ruining their ability to love and placing them in an entanglement of self-hate. Clay Cane, CNN, 21 July 2022 See More
Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 For Szuster and Pavolotzky, sharing a pulpit was a necessity. Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2022 Directly after the casket was closed, Bishop Ellis took to the pulpit with his wife, Crisette Ellis, who gave opening remarks. Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2022 The priest’s father had ascended to the pulpit at St. George’s after Ukrainian independence. James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 Greg Skomal tagged a great white shark while standing on the pulpit of the Aleutian Dream as beachgoers at Nauset Beach watched. Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022 Behind the pulpit of the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, Pastor Billy Chang was in his element. Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 At the Easter church service, the minister taunts him from the pulpit. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022 Instead, her mindset is a hate that has been passed down from the pulpit, by church leaders who endorse a doctrine that is caging people’s souls, ruining their ability to love and placing them in an entanglement of self-hate. Clay Cane, CNN, 21 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pulpitum, from Latin, staging, platform
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing pulpit
Kids Definition
pulpit
noun
pul·pit ˈpu̇l-ˌpit
1
: a raised place in which a clergyman stands while preaching or conducting a religious service
2
: the profession of preachers
pulpit
noun
as in altar
a raised flat surface where a priest or minister stands when leading a worship service The pastor ascended the pulpit. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- altar
- podium
- bimah
- dais
- rostrum
- platform
- bima
- stand
- tribune
- scaffold
- stage
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