Look up: Pulpit

1. Pulpit
   a raised stand from which the preacher addresses the congregation. Usually reached by steps or stairs, often covered by a carved canopy.
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2. pulpit
   a raised, enclosed plateform used for preaching
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3. Pulpit
   Metal tubular guard rail at the bow.
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4. pulpit
   a raised structure adjacent to,or in the center of,the pit or ring at a futures exchange where market reporters,employed by the exchange,record price changes as they occur in the trading pit Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • stainless steel frame which encircles the fore...
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5. Pulpit
   A structure for the Priest to speak from, raised above the congregation.See Three-Decker-Pulpit.
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6. Pulpit
   From the Latin, pulpitum, meaning 'a platform.' A raised platform or podium used for the sermon or homily.
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7. Pulpit
   Pul'pit noun [ Latin pulpitum : confer Old French pulpite , French pulpitre .] 1. An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching. « I stand like a clerk in my pulpi...
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8. Pulpit
   Pul'pit adjective Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator; pulpit eloquence.
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9. Pulpit
   • (n.) A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker. • (n.) The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also, preaching. • (n.) An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the pulpit,...
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10. pulpit
    in Western church architecture, an elevated and enclosed platform from which the sermon is delivered during a service.[1 related articles]
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11. Pulpit
    A pulpit is an elevated stage or desk from which sermons are delivered. They were formerly placed not only in churches but sometimes also in the refectories of monasteries, as at Beverley, Shrewsbury, Chester, etc in the cloisters, as at St Die, in France; and occasionally in public thoroughfares, a...
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12. Pulpit
    Elevated platform or reading desk in a church (occasionally also located externally) from which a sermon is preached.
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13. Pulpit
    A metal framework on deck at the bow or stern. Provides a safety railing and serves as an attachment for the lifelines.
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14. pulpit
    pulpit, 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 readin...
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15. pulpit
    The safety rail around the bow.
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16. Pulpit
    `Pulpit` is a speakers` stand in a church. In many Christian churches, there are two speakers` stands at the front of the church. Typically, the one on the left (as viewed by the congregation) is called the pulpit. Since the Gospel lesson is often read from the pulpit, the pulpit side of the church ...
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17. Pulpit
    (horse) `Pulpit` (foaled in 1994 at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky), is an American Thoroughbred stallion who now performs stud duties at Claiborne Farm for a fee of $60,000 per live foal. His sire is the 1992 Eclipse Award winner for American Horse of the Year and American Champion Three-...
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18. Pulpit
    (Siena Cathedral) The `pulpit` of the Siena Cathedral was sculpted between the end of 1265 and November 1268 by Nicola Pisano with the extensive participation of his son Giovanni Pisano and his assistants Arnolfo di Cambio, Lapo di Ricevuto and several other artists. It is made of Carrara mar...
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