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 Some design highlights at Q Kansas City: four different murals, all by LGBTQ artists; a golden giraffe chandelier; and an eight-foot DJ booth on the dance floor inspired by a Catholic pulpit. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025 Musk's pulpit moves strikingly faster — getting results within hours on Wednesday. Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 There are, however, many churchgoing Catholics like my wife and me whose beliefs are a long way form those in our pulpits, either at our local church or in Rome. Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 And another of Trump’s alarming executive order declares that only two sexes—male and female—will be recognized by the federal government, causing a bishop in a pulpit to literally ask Trump to have mercy. Raven Smith, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pulpit

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“Pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpit. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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