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单词 pulpitless
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pulpitlessadj.

Brit. /ˈpʊlpᵻtlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpəlpətləs/, /ˈpʊlpətləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pulpit n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < pulpit n. + -less suffix.
Lacking a pulpit or a place as preacher.
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1873 M. C. Ames Ten Years in Washington xxx. 308 Unpractical authors, sore-throated, pulpitless clergymen, briefless lawyers,..[etc.],—all are found within the Treasury.
1889 Chicago Advance 7 Feb. Some of them are pulpitless, and some..want a change of pulpit.
1987 J. H. Baker Mary Todd Lincoln ii. 37 Sometimes Reverend Ward, an ordained but pulpitless Episcopalian minister, used his students as his congregation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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