pulpit
part of speech
noun (a pulpit, pulpits)
meaning for a pupil
1) (church) A pulpit is a raised, enclosed stand in a church, from which the priest or minister gives the sermon. tree →
2) The pulpit can mean preachers or religious teaching in general, as in «from the pulpit». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Nehemiah, Ezra the scribe stands on a wooden platform to read the Torah to the people. Interpretation: Ezra's reading is seen as a model for public Torah reading and teaching. The synagogue has a reading desk called a bimah. In the primary lessons: In RE and church visits, pupils learn the parts of a church: altar, font, lectern, pulpit and pews. In stories, a preacher speaks fiercely from the pulpit. Phrases: «from the pulpit», «climb into the pulpit», «a bully pulpit» (a strong position to speak from, USA).
examples
- The vicar climbed the steps into the pulpit. tree →
- The minister preached from the pulpit every Sunday. tree →
- The old pulpit was carved from dark oak. tree →
- From the pulpit, the priest asked people to help the flood victims. tree →
- On our church visit we saw the font, the altar and the pulpit. tree →
- The pulpit was high so everyone could hear. tree →
- Then he came down from the pulpit, and stood with his musket in front of the princess’s chest. tree →
note
Countable: pulpits. Said «PUL-pit» (the first u like in «pull»). A «lectern» is a stand for reading the Bible; a pulpit is for preaching, though small churches may use one for both.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «pulpit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.