Pulpit has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
"The preacher stepped onto the wooden pulpit so that his voice would carry clearly to every corner of the crowded church."
2
A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.
"The elderly priest climbed the worn wooden pulpit to deliver his weekly sermon on forgiveness."
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Origin
The word comes from the Latin pulpitum, meaning "platform." It entered English through Old French as pulpite.