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单词 pulpit
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pulpit

[ pool-pit, puhl- ]
/ ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl- /
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noun

Origin of pulpit

First recorded in 1300–50; Anglo-Norman pulpit, pulputte, French, Middle French pulpite, from Latin pulpitum “platform, scaffold, stage,” and also in Late Latin “pulpit”

OTHER WORDS FROM pulpit

pul·pit·al, adjectivepul·pit·less, adjective

Words nearby pulpit

pulpectomy, pulp fiction, pulp horn, pulpifaction, pulping, pulpit, pulpiteer, pulpitis, pulpitum, pulp nodule, pulpotomy
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British Dictionary definitions for pulpit

pulpit
/ (ˈpʊlpɪt) /

noun

a raised platform, usually surrounded by a barrier, set up in churches as the appointed place for preaching, leading in prayer, etc
any similar raised structure, such as a lectern
a medium for expressing an opinion, such as a column in a newspaper
the pulpit
  1. the preaching of the Christian message
  2. the clergy or their message and influence

Word Origin for pulpit

C14: from Latin pulpitum a platform
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