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Webster 1913 Edition

Pulpit

Pul′pit

,
Noun.
[L.
pulpitum
: cf. OF.
pulpite
, F.
pulpitre
.]
1.
An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching.
I stand like a clerk in my
pulpit
.
Chaucer.
2.
The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also, preaching.
I say the
pulpit
(in the sober use
Of its legitimate, peculiar powers)
Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand,
The most important and effectual guard,
Support, and ornament of virtue’s cause.
Cowper.
3.
A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker.

Pul′pit

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching;
as, a
pulpit
orator;
pulpit
eloquence.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pulpit

PUL'PIT

,
Noun.
[L. pulpitum, a state, scaffold, or higher part of a stage.]
1.
An elevated place or inclosed stage in a church, in which the preacher stands. It is called also a desk.
2.
In the Roman theater, the pulpitum was the place where the players performed their parts, lower than the scene and higher than the orchestra.
3.
A movable desk, from which disputants pronounced their dissertations, and authors recited their works.

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