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Word: pulpit (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands to conduct the sermon.
  • obsolete|nautical The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as ''bow'' ''pulpit''. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as as ''stern'' ''pulpit''; other texts use the perhaps more appropriate term ''pushpit''.

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