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P0655300 (po͝ol′pĭt, pŭl′-) n. 1. An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service. 2. a. Clerics considered as a group. b. The ministry of preaching. 3. An elevated metal guardrail extending around the bow or stern of a yacht or other small vessel. 4. An elevated platform, such as one used by harpooners in a whaling boat. 5. A bully pulpit.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pulpitum, from Latin, wooden platform, theatrical stage, possibly back-formation from plural pulpita pulpita, platform, stage, perhaps (via Etruscan *pulputa or *pulpta), from Greek polupoda, neuter plural of polupous, trodden by many feet, having many feet (polu-, many + pous, foot); see polyp.]

pulpit

(ˈpʊlpɪt) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a raised platform, usually surrounded by a barrier, set up in churches as the appointed place for preaching, leading in prayer, etc2. (Building) any similar raised structure, such as a lectern3. a medium for expressing an opinion, such as a column in a newspaper4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the pulpit a. the preaching of the Christian messageb. the clergy or their message and influence[C14: from Latin pulpitum a platform]

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(ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl-)

n. 1. a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted. 2. the pulpit, the clerical profession; ministry. 3. (in small craft) a. a safety rail rising from the deck near the bow and extending around it. b. a similar rail at the stern. 4. an elevated control booth in a factory. [1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin pulpitum pulpit, Latin: platform, stage]

pulpit

- From classical Latin pulpitum, "platform, stage."See also related terms for platform.

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pulpit - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on itambo, dais, podium, rostrum, soapbox, stumpplatform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"

pulpit

noun platform, stand, podium, rostrum, dais, lectern The minister took his place at the pulpit and preached a fine sermon.

Translations

布道坛

pulpit

(ˈpulpit) noun a raised box or platform in a church, where the priest or minister stands, especially to preach the sermon. （教堂）布道坛

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in churches, elevated platform with low enclosing sides, used for preaching the sermon. In the earliest churches the episcopal throne served this purpose. The boxlike elevated ambo of early medieval times, the apparent forerunner of the pulpit, was situated in the choir and served for reading and singing. In basilical churches there was usually an ambo at both the north and south sides of the choir. At an unknown date the north-side ambo came to be used for sermons, its location being a matter of favorable acoustics rather than ritual. The modern pulpit is ordinarily in the nave against the first pier outside the chancel and at the epistle side. Pulpits early became objects of fine craftsmanship. They were generally polygonal, supported by a single pillar or a group of columns or by brackets extending from a wall. In Italy there are many handsome examples, enriched with sculpture and mosaics. The hexagonal carved marble pulpit (1259) in the baptistery at Pisa, by the sculptor Nicola Pisano, displayed the first intimations of the Renaissance. The cathedral at Prato has the celebrated round outdoor pulpit sculptured by Donatello, who also designed in his last years two magnificent rectangular pulpits for the Church of San Lorenzo, Florence. With the Reformation the pulpit became the most conspicuous and important accessory in the Protestant church. Modern pulpits are, as a rule, of simple design.

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pulpit An elevated enclosed stand in a church in which the preacher stands.

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1. a raised platform, usually surrounded by a barrier, set up in churches as the appointed place for preaching, leading in prayer, etc. 2. a. the preaching of the Christian message b. the clergy or their message and influence

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noun platform

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noun a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

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