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- DictionaryPul·pit/ˈpəlpət/
noun
- 1. a raised platform or lectern in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon.
1. : an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service. 2. a. : the preaching profession. b. : a preaching position. Examples of pulpit in a Sentence.
noun. a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted. the pulpit, the clerical profession; the ministry. members of the clergy collectively: In attendance were representatives of medicine, the pulpit, and the bar. (especially in Protestantism and Judaism) the position of pastor or rabbi:
PULPIT definition: 1. a raised place in a church, with steps leading up to it, from which the priest or minister…. Learn more.
A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin pulpitum (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, accessed by steps, with sides coming to about waist height.
Definitions of pulpit. noun. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. synonyms: ambo, dais, podium, rostrum, soapbox, stump. see more. see less. type of: platform. a raised horizontal surface.
pulpit. noun. /ˈpʊlpɪt/. /ˈpʊlpɪt/. a small platform in a church that is like a box and is high above the ground, where a priest, etc. stands to speak to the people. (figurative)The policy has been widely condemned from the pulpit (= by priests and other church leaders).
1. An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service. 2. a. Clerics considered as a group. b. The ministry of preaching. 3. An elevated metal guardrail extending around the bow or stern of a yacht or other small vessel.
noun. 1. a raised platform, usually surrounded by a barrier, set up in churches as the appointed place for preaching, leading in prayer, etc. 2. any similar raised structure, such as a lectern. 3. a medium for expressing an opinion, such as a column in a newspaper. 4. See the pulpit.
Britannica Dictionary definition of PULPIT. [count] : a raised platform where a priest or minister stands when leading a worship service — usually singular. The pastor ascended the pulpit.
Pulpit definition: An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service.
