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pulpit

noun

Definition of pulpitnext
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 Politicians routinely invoke faith on the campaign trail, speak from pulpits and frame policy debates in moral terms. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 21 June 2026 The church’s parklike campus took up an entire block on Fifth Avenue, and its high pulpit was occupied by Harry Emerson Fosdick, a bespectacled liberal Baptist minister. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 Candice and Timothy show Brittany how ‘church hurt’ stretches out from the pulpit and into cultural norms around gender, sexuality, acceptance. — Brittany Luse, NPR, 9 June 2026 Now, the Spurs are evolving as Wembanyama takes the pulpit. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pulpit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulpit
  1. altar
  2. podium
Noun
  • Bass wrings both roteness and refinement out of examining the road to the altar.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Set up an altar with long tapered candles, flowers, photographs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of altar
Noun
  • As Pete Golding stood at the podium after securing the second-biggest win of his short tenure as head coach (Sugar Bowl), super agent Jimmy Sexton stood off to the side.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • That also marked five consecutive races without a podium finish for Hamilton.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
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“Pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpit. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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