English
Etymology
From Latin pulpitum, "platform".
Noun
en-noun
- A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands to conduct the sermon.
- context|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.
Derived terms
wayside pulpit
Translations
trans-top|a raised platform in church
Dutch: kansel m, preekstoel m
French: chaire f
German: Kanzel f
trans-mid
Hungarian: szószék
Slovene: prižnica f
Swedish: predikstol f
trans-bottom
trans-top|(obsolete, nautical) the railing at the bow of a boat
trans-mid
trans-bottom
fr:pulpit
io:pulpit
pl:pulpit
te:pulpit
vi:pulpit
zh:pulpit
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