pulpit
Word family adjectivepulpitednounpulpiteerpulpitrypulpitpulpitum
pul·pit /ˈpʊlpɪt/ noun [countableC usually singular] RRCa raised structure inside a church that a priest or minister stands on when they speak to the people 〔教堂中的〕讲坛,布道坛in/from the pulpit Rev. Dawson addressed the congregation from the pulpit. 道森牧师在讲坛上向会众讲话。
in/from the pulpit• Barred from the pulpit, they preached in the streets.• One present, possibly Colombe, had apparently asked that Galileo's opinions be condemned from the pulpit.• This time James instructed the bishops to order all their clergy to read the Declaration from the pulpit on two successive Sundays.• There were already rumors that the new astronomy was incompatible with Scripture, and he had already been denounced from the pulpit.• Announcements can be made from the pulpit about area shelters or support groups for abusers and victims.• The outcry from the pulpits and from religious broadcasters should be heard throughout the world.• The minister watched from the pulpit.• This went deeper than anything they could tell you from the pulpit. Origin pulpit (1300-1400) Latin pulpitum “platform”