pulpit
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈpʊlpɪt/
pulpit means: A raised place in a church where someone stands to speak to the people.
noun
PREACHING PLATFORMB2
A raised place in a church where someone stands to speak to the people.
- The minister stood in the pulpit.
- A wooden pulpit overlooks the church seats.
- She delivered her first sermon from this pulpit.
CHURCH POSITIONC2
A job leading a church and giving religious talks to its members.
- The church has a vacant pulpit.
- She accepted the pulpit at a small rural church.
- He filled that pulpit for twenty years.
Questions about pulpit
What does pulpit mean?
A raised place in a church where someone stands to speak to the people.
What is pulpit in other languages?
Türkçe: vaaz kürsüsü · Español: púlpito · Français: chaire · Deutsch: Kanzel · Italiano: pulpito · 日本語: 説教壇
How do you pronounce pulpit?
It is pronounced /ˈpʊlpɪt/.
How do you use pulpit in a sentence?
The minister stood in the pulpit. A wooden pulpit overlooks the church seats.
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