Pulpit Definition
po͝olpĭt, pŭl-
pulpits
noun
pulpits
A raised platform or high lectern from which a clergyman preaches in a church.
Webster's New World
Preachers collectively.
Webster's New World
Clerics considered as a group.
American Heritage
The work of preaching.
Webster's New World
A raised or enclosed area; esp., an elevated control room, as in a steel mill.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Pulpit
Noun
Singular:
pulpit
Plural:
pulpitsOrigin of Pulpit
Middle English from Old French from Late Latin pulpitum from Latin wooden platform
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin pulpitum (“platform").
From Wiktionary
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