Thesaurus results for PULPIT

pulpit

noun

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 From the pulpit, Reverend Renè Brown said that all of this was on his mind. —

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 But while the two overlap on some issues, City Hall and the Vatican remain very different pulpits. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 His polling among all Americans is in the gutter but his pulpit with the GOP is mighty high. —

Philip Elliott, Time, 27 May 2026 Calderon elected to move from the church pulpit to work in the barrios, schools, city hall, and with community agencies. —

Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pulpit

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Noun

An interior that looks like a forest The cross-shaped interior, with the altar at the apse, is an homage to light and nature.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The cross-shaped interior, with the altar at the apse, is an homage to light and nature.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026