pulpit
A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.
Other meanings
Activity associated with or usually performed from a church pulpit; preaching, sermons, religious teaching.
The preaching profession, office, or role in general; the pastorate, the priesthood, the ministry.
A kind of
- platform
Related words
- pulpited
- pulpiteer
- pulpiter
- pulpitful
- pulpitical
- pulpitish
- pulpitism
- pulpitize
- pulpitless
- pulpitry
- bully pulpit
- Jack-in-the-pulpit
Word history
From Latin "pulpitum" (platform).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pulpit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.