Pulpit

Word PULPIT
Character 6
Hyphenation pul pit
Pronunciations /ˈpʊl.pɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Pulpit"

What do we mean by pulpit?

An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service. noun

Clerics considered as a group. noun

The ministry of preaching. noun

An elevated metal guardrail extending around the bow or stern of a yacht or other small vessel. noun

An elevated platform, such as one used by harpooners in a whaling boat. noun

A bully pulpit. noun

To place in or supply with a pulpit.

A rostrum or elevated platform from which a speaker addresses an audience or delivers an oration; specifically, in the Christian church, an elevated and more or less inclosed platform from which the preacher delivers his sermon and, in churches of many denominations, conducts the service. noun

A bow of iron lashed to the end of the bowsprit of a whaling-vessel, and forming a support for the waist of the harpooner, to insure his safety. noun

Of or pertaining to the pulpit or preachers and their teaching: as, pulpit eloquence; pulpit utterances.

In mech.: The elevated platform or gallery from which the operation of a large central electrical station for power or lighting is supervised. noun

A raised platform on which the operator of a machine stands so that he may oversee the machine as it works, or the process as it advances. noun

Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching adjective

An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching. noun

The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also, preaching. noun

A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker. noun

A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands to conduct the sermon. noun

The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as as stern pulpit; other texts use the perhaps more appropriate term pushpit. noun

A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it noun

A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.

Activity performed from a church pulpit, in other words, preaching, sermons, religious teaching, the preaching profession, preachers collectively or an individual preaching position; by extension: bully pulpit.

A raised desk, lectern, or platform for an orator or public speaker.

The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as a stern pulpit; other texts use the term pushpit.

A bow platform for harpooning.

A plane's cockpit.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pulpit

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The word "pulpit" in example sentences

The name derives from a saying of Mohammed (of which there are many variants), Between my tomb and my pulpit is a garden of the ❋ Unknown (2006)

Feminists have told a bunch of lies, and their pulpit is the classroom of the colleges and universities, where they tell you that it is an "opportunity" to work and a disadvantage to be at home. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It is not easy to define what that subtle something is which we call pulpit magnetism. ❋ Cuyler, Theodore L (1902)

Someone has chalked up the word "pulpit", with a helpful arrow. ❋ Iain Hollingshead (2011)

The "pulpit" is of a bright green, in some plants veined with a darker green, and in others stained with purple – the colour is said to show the sex of the plant – the females wearing the purple. ❋ Unknown (1903)

So my time in the pulpit is not so incongruous after all. ❋ Julian Baggini (2010)

If his wardrobe in the pulpit is predictable, his sartorial choices outside of it aren't. ❋ Zandile Blay (2010)

"The problem for the Obama administration, given that they have the bully pulpit, is that every time they were talking about health care and cap and trade, the public's reaction was, 'interesting, but not on topic. ' " ❋ Sandhya Somashekhar (2010)

The bully pulpit is a powerful tool and Mr. Obama is a great communicator. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His massive central tower, covering the congregational space close to the pulpit, is thought to have influenced Goodhue's proposal for St. Bartholomew's Church, which featured a prominent "ciborium," or high dome, which was unfortunately not completed as originally designed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The unspoken agreement to concede the black community to the sway of the pulpit is itself a form of racist condescension. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What the president says, even with the bully pulpit, is way, way less important than what we're going to be seeing and if, over the next few months, what the president tells us is going to happen, happens. ❋ Unknown (2004)

His pulpit is in Brooklyn, Connecticut, which is near to Canterbury. ❋ Unknown (1955)

"Jack-in-the-pulpit is talking to you," said Phyllis, holding up a finger warningly. ❋ Unknown (1903)

The pulpit is also much carved and gilded, and the church altogether is tastefully fitted, and is abundantly lighted with petroleum lamps. ❋ Unknown (1887)

A true sermon is never what is sometimes called a pulpit effort; it is always the product of the preacher's experience; he does not and cannot make it; it must grow within him. ❋ Hamilton Wright Mabie (1880)

Page 4 not faithfully done, then the pulpit is false to its trust. ❋ Unknown (1865)

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