pulpit
n. 讲道坛
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1.
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.
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Activity associated with or usually performed from a church pulpit; preaching, sermons, religious teaching.
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The preaching profession, office, or role in general; the pastorate, the priesthood, the ministry.
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Preachers collectively; clergy; the priesthood.
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An individual or particular preaching position or role; a pastorate.
可数 宗教He seems like too timid a man to fill the pulpit at such a large church.
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Bully pulpit.
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Any lectern, podium, dais, or platform for an orator or public speaker.
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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.
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A bow platform for harpooning.
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A plane's cockpit.
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From Middle English pulpit, from Old French pulpite and Latin pulpitum (“platform”). Doublet of pulpitum and polypus. Piecewise doublet of polypod.
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