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).
- As soon as he mounted the pulpit half of the congregation usually left the church.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin pulpitum ‘scaffold, platform’, in medieval Latin ‘pulpit’.Definitions on the go
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