Meaning of PULPIT
Pronunciation: | | 'pûlpit
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it |
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| Synonyms: | | ambo, dais, podium, rostrum, soapbox, stump |
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| See Also: | | platform | |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | (Neh. 8:4). (See EZRA.) |
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