pulpit

as in altar
a raised flat surface where a priest or minister stands when leading a worship service The pastor ascended the pulpit.

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Recent Examples of pulpit Hillsides and fields that were once mosaics of blue phlox, wood poppies and Jack-in-the-pulpits have become swaths of monochrome yellow. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025 All of whom flock to Monsignor Wicks, drawn by his sophistry and fearsome bully-pulpit magnetism. Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025 Let voices of care ring out of every pulpit, speak from every heart and be extended with kind acts from every hand. Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Among that past ministry work was that of City of Refuge, a program administered by FBC Woodstock for pastors who vacated their pulpits due to burn out or disciplinary reasons. Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pulpit
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Noun
  • The man reportedly circumvented barriers that surround the altar, climbed the steps and urinated on the holy structure.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Guadalajara native Erika Rivera designed the artwork on the ivory decanter, which portrays an ofrenda (a Day of the Dead altar).
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 2022, just days before his 18th birthday, Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming found himself atop an Olympic podium with a gold medal hanging around his neck.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • With each loss, with each mistake Glenn makes — on the field, at the podium — questions about his ability to do the impossible (bring the Jets back from the abyss) intensify.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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