'Pulpit' definitions:
Definition of 'pulpit'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Pulpit'
From: GCIDE
- Pulpit \Pul"pit\, n. [L. pulpitum: cf. OF. pulpite, F. pulpitre.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching. [1913 Webster]
- I stand like a clerk in my pulpit. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also, preaching. [1913 Webster]
- I say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar powers) Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament of virtue's cause. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pulpit'
From: GCIDE
- Pulpit \Pul"pit\, a. Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator; pulpit eloquence. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pulpit'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambo,
- apostleship,
- balcony,
- call,
- care of souls,
- catafalque,
- dais,
- desk,
- emplacement,
- estrade,
- floor,
- gallery,
- heliport,
- holy orders,
- hustings,
- landing,
- landing pad,
- landing stage,
- launching pad,
- lectern,
- pastorage,
- pastoral care,
- pastorate,
- platform,
- podium,
- priesthood,
- priestship,
- rabbinate,
- reading desk,
- rostrum,
- sacred calling,
- soapbox,
- stage,
- step terrace,
- stump,
- terrace,
- the church,
- the cloth,
- the desk,
- the ministry,
- the pulpit,
- tribunal,
- tribune,
- vocation