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 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 Conservative congregations are required to give hiring priority to rabbis with denominational affiliation, but a persistent shortage of pulpit rabbis has eroded that advantage, enabling unaffiliated rabbis to find jobs with relative ease. Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pulpit
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Noun
  • Married Taylor Krause and Garrett Josemans only hit a couple speed bumps on their way to the altar.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Season 19 is set in Austin, Texas with a new batch of singletons taking the leap to marry a complete stranger at the altar, head off on romantic honeymoons, and then move in together as husband and wife.
    Peter White, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Back inside the church, Joseph’s cousin Fekel Morisette took the podium and called the congregation to its feet.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • At the most recent Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Briton started the race from fifth and secured a P2 podium spot.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpit. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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