| Pulpit 1. (n.) An elevated place, or enclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching. 2. (n.) The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also, preaching. 3. (n.) A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker. 4. (a.) of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator; pulpit eloquence. Thesaurus Entries 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 |