pulpit

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See also: púlpit

English

Etymology

From Middle English pulpit, from Old French pulpite and Latin pulpitum (“platform”). Doublet of pulpitum.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ʊlpɪt, -ʌlpɪt
  • Hyphenation: pul‧pit

Noun

pulpit (plural pulpits)

  1. A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.
    • 1915, Russell H. Conwell, Robert Shackleton, chapter IV, in Acres of Diamonds‎[1], His Life and Achievements:
      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 honesty.
    • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney: Ure Smith, published 1965, page 12:
      [H]is `Amens' were ejected at the pulpit with the severity of a reprimand.
  2. Activity performed from a church pulpit, in other words, preaching, sermons, religious teaching, the preaching profession, preachers collectively or an individual preaching position; by extension: bully pulpit.
  3. A raised desk, lectern, or platform for an orator or public speaker.
  4. (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 a stern pulpit; other texts use the term pushpit.
  5. A bow platform for harpooning.
  6. (UK military slang, dated) A plane's cockpit.
    • 1941 March 24, Life, p. 85:
      In the slang of the Royal Air Force man, the cockpit of his plane is the ‘pulpit’ or ‘office’, the glass covering over it the ‘greenhouse’.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pulpitum.

Pronunciation

Noun

pulpit

  1. A pulpit (podium for religious oratory)
  2. A podium for non-religious oratory.
  3. (rare) A seat in a church for royalty.

Descendants

  • English: pulpit
  • Scots: poopit, poupit

References

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

From Latin pulpitum (“platform”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pulpit m inan (diminutive pulpicik)

  1. (computing) desktop (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)
  2. pulpit, lectern

Declension

Declension of pulpit
singular plural
nominative pulpit pulpity
genitive pulpitu pulpitów
dative pulpitowi pulpitom
accusative pulpit pulpity
instrumental pulpitem pulpitami
locative pulpicie pulpitach
vocative pulpicie pulpity

Further reading

  • pulpit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pulpit in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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