Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator; pulpit eloquence.
A raised and enclosed platform in a church from which a preacher delivers a sermon
Enclosed raised platform in church or chapel from which the sermon is delivered by the preacher.
elevated platform used in preaching
a raised stand from which the preacher addresses the congregation. Usually reached by steps or stairs, often covered by a carved canopy.
A raised structure in a church or chapel occupied by a preacher
A small raised platform with wall around it that is used for preaching, and sometimes for leading prayers. It may have a flat canopy called a TESTER above it.
elevated platform, referring to a rhinophore resembling a clergyman's 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.
The podium from which a minister preaches. The term was used in the King James Version, where a pulpit was something stood on for elevation when speaking to a crowd. "And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood..." (Nehemiah 8:4 KJV).
Elevated stand in the church where the sermon is delivered.
Raised platform in a church used for preaching. The sounding board or canopy over the pulpit is called the tornavoz in Spanish.
The preaching platform. This is usually reached by a small flight of steps and is, effectively, an ornamental, lidless, box. It is usually at the front of the nave, just to the right or left of the steps leading to the chancel.
A desk or stand in a church sanctuary behind which a minister may stand in delivering a sermon to the congregation. Sometimes pulpits are elevated above the level of the chancel.
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
a stone or wooden stand from which sermons or readings were given
Elevated platform or reading desk in a church (occasionally also located externally) from which a sermon is preached.
a raised structure, usually enclosed, from which the sermon is preached
The pulpit is where the priest teaches the congregation in church about the love of God for all of us. This is called a sermon. The pulpit is on the opposite side of the church building to the lectern.
a raised stand from which the preacher used to address the congregation, it was often covered by a carved canopy.
a structure consisting of a platform and a reading desk, enclosed on three sides and often set apart and above the nave, and from which sermons are preached.
A raised platform used for the sermon or homily. Also called an ambo. See " homily."
The reading desk where the pastor often stands to preach the sermon or to read from the Bible.
In Christian church architecture: A raised, separate area of wood or stone, often elaborately carved and sometimes with an acoustic canopy above called a sounding board or tester, where clergy speak from. The person who is giving the sermon stands in the pulpit, sometimes elevated above the congregation as much as 15 feet (in Colonial churches) when height was necessary so clergy could be seen/heard in the back of the church.
a raised platform with railing used for the sermon or homily and from which the Gospel may be read; generally located to one side [usually the right side facing the altar] of the front of the nave, not in the center as in most protestant churches. Also called an Ambo.
The pulpit is the place from which the sermon is delivered in services. It is usually elevated so that the preacher can be seen as well as heard by the congregation. Pulpits became central in church furnishing after the Reformation when a new emphasis was placed on the sermon.
The lectern at which the minister stands.