noun
pulpit
PUUL-piht
noun
1
A raised platform in a church where a preacher stands to deliver a sermon.
"The vicar climbed the steps to the pulpit."
"His sermon from the pulpit lasted almost an hour."
2
Preaching or the preaching profession in general.
"She felt called to a life in the pulpit."
How to Use Pulpit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe stand a preacher speaks from, or preaching itself.
Common pairings
bully pulpit
from the pulpit
behind the pulpit
Word Forms
pulpits plural
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Etymology
From Old French pulpite and Latin pulpitum, meaning "platform" or "stage."