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 Definitions of Pulpit  [ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl-]  

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Definition of 'Pulpit' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pulpit
a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted.

2.  pulpit
the pulpit,

3.  pulpit
the clerical profession; ministry.

4.  pulpit
(in small craft)

5.  pulpit
a safety rail rising from the deck near the bow and extending around it.

6.  pulpit
a similar rail at the stern.

7.  pulpit
an elevated control booth in a factory.

Etymology:  (1300–50; ME < LL pulpitum pulpit, L: platform, stage)

Definition of 'Pulpit' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it


Definition of 'Pulpit' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Pulpit
of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator; pulpit eloquence

2. (noun) Pulpit
an elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching

3. (noun) Pulpit
the whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also, preaching

4. (noun) Pulpit
a desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker


Translation of 'Pulpit' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a raised box or platform in a church, where the priest or minister stands, especially to preach the sermon.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: preekstoel Arabic flag Arabic: مِنْبَر الوَعْظ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: амвон
Brazilian flag Brazilian: púlpito Czech flag Czech: kazatelna German flag German: die Kanzel
Danish flag Danish: prædikestol Greek flag Greek: άμβωνας Spanish flag Spanish: púlpito
Estonian flag Estonian: kantsel Farsi flag Farsi: منبر؛ میز خطابه Finnish flag Finnish: saarnatuoli
French flag French: chair Hebrew flag Hebrew: בִּימָת הַמֶטִיף Hindi flag Hindi: फ्रवचन मंच
Hungarian flag Hungarian: szószék Indonesian flag Indonesian: mimbar Icelandic flag Icelandic: predikunarstóll
Italian flag Italian: pulpito Japanese flag Japanese: 説教壇 Korean flag Korean: 설교단, 강론단
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: sakykla Latvian flag Latvian: kancele Malay flag Malay: mimbar
Dutch flag Dutch: preekstoel Norwegian flag Norwegian: prekestol Polish flag Polish: ambona
Persian flag Persian: منبر؛ میز خطابه Pashto flag Pashto: منبر، د خطابى ميز Portuguese flag Portuguese: púlpito
Romanian flag Romanian: amvon Russian flag Russian: кафедра Slovak flag Slovak: kazateľnica
Slovenian flag Slovenian: prižnica Serbian flag Serbian: propovedaonica Swedish flag Swedish: predikstol
Thai flag Thai: พื้นที่ยกสูงในโบสถ์ Turkish flag Turkish: kürsü Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (教堂)講道壇
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: кафедра Urdu flag Urdu: منبر Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bục giảng kinh
Chinese flag Chinese: (教堂)布道坛

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