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) < ?
pulpit Synonyms
pulpit
n.
pulpit Usage Examples
Possessives
monthly: To read the monthly ' pulpit ' article in the Orange Standard please click here.
Converse of object
- ascend: Upon the Friday following, when the prayers were over, ' Othman ascended the pulpit.
- carve: Inside the church, look in the center aisle for the charming carved Gothic pulpit by Anton Pilgram.
- occupy: I reflect now on some of the ministers who have occupied the pulpit over these past 50 years.
- mount: After he had mounted the pulpit a recognition ceremony took place.
- enter: With a full stomach and my head rather heated, I took my leave, ran to the church, and entered the pulpit.
- fill: But how many of us who now fill pulpits started out as Sunday-school teachers and CSSM beach mission helpers.
Adjective modifier
- Jacobean: Fittings all of a period, apart from a Jacobean pulpit.
- 17th: There is an interesting Bee and Butterfly stained glass window, stone carvings and a splendid 17th century pulpit and canopy.
- wooden: The chancel is just a poised arch with a wooden pulpit below.
- Christian: The Christian pulpit, at least in Persia and in Egypt, is already exerting some indirect influence.
- central: The interior was re-designed, with ' tip-up ' seats and a central pulpit, to resemble a cinema.
Modifies a noun
- preaching: True, not all are called to authoritative leadership in the Church - senior leadership that requires public pulpit preaching.
- supply: Claim forms for the reimbursement of pulpit supply costs can be obtained from the Maintenance of the Ministry Office.
Noun used with modifier
- three-decker: A three-decker pulpit sits with its back to the south wall.
- decker: The original three decker pulpit was similar to many of the Georgian pulpits still in existence.
- bully: But membership on the council offers a bully pulpit.
- oak: The oak pulpit is of the late 18th century.
- stone: A beautiful stone pulpit stands on the north side of the chancel arch.
- century: There is also a 13 th Century gilt pulpit.

