pulpit
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin pulpitum, "platform".
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[edit] Noun
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pulpit (plural pulpits)
- 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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raised platform in church
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(obsolete, nautical) the railing at the bow of a boat
[edit] Polish
[edit] Noun
pulpit m.
- desktop (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
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| Nominative | pulpit | pulpity |
| Genitive | pulpitu | pulpitów |
| Dative | pulpitowi | pulpitom |
| Accusative | pulpit | pulpity |
| Instrumental | pulpitem | pulpitami |
| Locative | pulpicie | pulpitach |
| Vocative | pulpicie | pulpity |