from the pulpit
idiom
: by priests and church leaders
The war crimes were denounced from the pulpit.
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Rabbi Perry Nussbaum, who was then the leader of Beth Israel, increasingly spoke out against racial injustice from the pulpit.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Unlikely candidate Haynes’ path from the pulpit to the stump took shape during debate over last summer’s redistricting plan.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
The personal update was delivered from the pulpit while wearing a rainbow stole.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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“From the pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20pulpit. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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