pulpit
Significat (Anglès)
- (countable) 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.
- (metonymically, uncountable) Activity associated with or usually performed from a church pulpit; preaching, sermons, religious teaching.
- (metonymically, uncountable) The preaching profession, office, or role in general; the pastorate, the priesthood, the ministry.
- (metonymically, uncountable) Preachers collectively; clergy; the priesthood.
- (countable, metonymically) An individual or particular preaching position or role; a pastorate.
- (broadly) Bully pulpit.
- (countable) Any lectern, podium, dais, or platform for an orator or public speaker.
- (countable) The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck; also called bow pulpit. The railing at the stern is sometimes called the stern pulpit or the pushpit.
- (countable) A bow platform for harpooning.
- (UK, dated, slang) A plane's cockpit.
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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈpʊlpɪt/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Middle English pulpit, from Old French pulpite and Latin pulpitum (“platform”). Doublet of pulpitum.
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