pulpit
pulpit definition
pul·pit (po̵ol′pit, pul′-)
noun
- a raised platform or high lectern from which a clergyman preaches in a church
- preachers collectively
- the work of preaching
- a raised or enclosed area; esp., an elevated control room, as in a steel mill
Etymology: ME pulpet < L pulpitum, stage, scaffold (in LL & ML, pulpit) < ?
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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