Pulpit

Noun

 * 1) A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands to conduct the sermon.
 * 2)  The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck.  It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit.  The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as as stern pulpit; other texts use the perhaps more appropriate term pushpit.

Derived terms

 * wayside pulpit

Verbs for Pulpit
adorn—; ascend to—; climb to—; encrust— with; erect—; face—; orate from—; preach; mix—; mold—; relish—; serve—; spoon  from—; support—; thunder from—; —at-; steam—; stir—; sweeten—; —curdles;   tracts; —condemns; —decries; —denounces.

Thesaurus
ambo, apostleship, balcony, call, care of souls, catafalque, dais, desk, emplacement, estrade, floor, gallery, heliport, holy orders, hustings, landing, landing pad, landing stage, launching pad, lectern, pastorage, pastoral care, pastorate, platform, podium, priesthood, priestship, rabbinate, reading desk, rostrum, sacred calling, soapbox, stage, step terrace, stump, terrace, the church, the cloth, the desk, the ministry, the pulpit, tribunal, tribune, vocation

Etymology
From Latin pulpitum, "platform".

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Danish: prædikestol
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, saarnatuoli
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:


 * Hungarian: szószék
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
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Noun

 * 1) desktop (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)