pul|pit

pul|pit
pul|pit «PUL piht», noun.
1. a platform or raised structure in a church from which the minister preaches: »

This eloquent and ornate carving on a church pulpit was done by Indian hands (Newsweek).

2. a) preachers or preachings: »

the influence of the pulpit. The pulpit is against horse racing on Sunday.

b) the Christian ministry.
3. Archaic. any stage or rostrum used for public speeches or debates.
4. a safety rail, usually of iron, lashed to the end of the bowsprit of a whaling vessel to insure the safety of the harpooner.
[< Late Latin pulptum < Latin, scaffold, platform]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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