OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1210

pulpit

/ˈpʊlpɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
púlpito
A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.
Always, whether in the pulpit or on the platform, as in private conversation, there is an absolute simplicity about the man and his words; a simplicity, an earnestness, a complete…
[H]is `Amens' were ejected at the pulpit with the severity of a reprimand.
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