Значение

значений: 10
  1. (исчисляемое)A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.

    Kanzel, Ambo, Pult

    ка́федраkáfedra

    катедраkatedra, ка́федраkáfedra, казальницяkazalʹnycja

  2. (метонимически, неисчисляемое)Activity associated with or usually performed from a church pulpit; preaching, sermons, religious teaching.

    казанняkazannja

  3. (метонимически, неисчисляемое)The preaching profession, office, or role in general; the pastorate, the priesthood, the ministry.

  4. (метонимически, неисчисляемое)Preachers collectively; clergy; the priesthood.

  5. (исчисляемое, метонимически)An individual or particular preaching position or role; a pastorate.

    He seems like too timid a man to fill the pulpit at such a large church.

  6. (шире)Bully pulpit.

  7. (исчисляемое)Any lectern, podium, dais, or platform for an orator or public speaker.

  8. (исчисляемое)The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck; also called bow pulpit. The railing at the stern is sometimes called the stern pulpit or the pushpit.

  9. (исчисляемое)A bow platform for harpooning.

  10. (Британия, устаревшее, сленг)A plane's cockpit.

Ещё определения
  • a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

Примеры

предложений: 3
  1. Get off your pulpit.

  2. From the pulpit, he preached about love and forgiveness.

  3. Tom and Mary once jumped together from Pulpit Rock with a parachute. It was a short but magical experience.

Переводы

языков: 8
Українська
По значениям 2
raised platform in church:
activity performed from a church pulpit:
Русский
По значениям 1
raised platform in church:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
raised platform in church:

Происхождение

From Middle English pulpit, from Old French pulpite and Latin pulpitum (“platform”). Doubl

From Middle English pulpit, from Old French pulpite and Latin pulpitum (“platform”). Doublet of pulpitum and polypus. Piecewise doublet of polypod.

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Формы

мн. число: pulpits
Ед. числоpulpit
Мн. числоpulpits

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 10
place or occasion for public speaking or for expounding one's views:platformB1soapboxtribune
dated British slang for cockpit:officeA1cockpit
Близкие по смыслу

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 15

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