pulpit

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q211775}} {{lb|en|Christianity|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.
2. {{lb|en|metonymic|chiefly|Christianity}}
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} [[bully pulpit|Bully pulpit]].
4. {{lb|en|countable}} Any [[lectern]], [[podium]], [[dais]], or [[platform]] for an [[orator]] or public speaker.
5. {{lb|en|countable|nautical}} The [[railing#Noun|railing]] at the [[bow#Etymology_3|bow]] of a boat, which sometimes extends past the [[deck]]; also called ''bow'' ''pulpit''. The railing at the [[stern#Noun|stern]] is sometimes called the ''[[stern#Noun|stern]] pulpit'' or the ''[[pushpit]]''.
6. {{lb|en|countable|nautical}} A bow platform for [[harpooning]].
7. {{label|en|UK|_|military|_|slang|dated}} A [[plane#Etymology_3|plane]]'s [[cockpit#Etymology_2|cockpit]].

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