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pulpit

/ˈpʊlpɪt/noun

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प्रवचन-मंच, व्यासपीठ

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noun
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    a small platform in a church that is like a box and is high above the ground, where a priest stands to speak to the people

    प्रवचन-मंच, व्यासपीठ

    • The priest spoke from the pulpit.
    • Standing in the pulpit, the vicar welcomed the congregation.
    • The priest climbed the steps to the pulpit and began his sermon.
    + 2 more examples
    • A carved wooden pulpit stood near the front of the old church.
    • From the pulpit, he thanked everyone for the kind gifts.

    Synonyms lectern rostrum platform podium dais

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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pul·pit

?Which word?

Keep the speaker-platform words together: pulpit (in a church), lectern (a stand for notes), podium, rostrum, dais (a raised platform at one end of a hall), soapbox (a place where somebody gives their opinions publicly).

वक्ता-मंच के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: pulpit (चर्च में), lectern (नोट्स का स्टैंड), podium, rostrum, dais (हॉल के एक छोर पर ऊँचा मंच), soapbox (जहाँ कोई सार्वजनिक रूप से राय देता है)।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: the pulpit can also mean religious teaching or preachers in general ('the influence of the pulpit').

प्रयोग में pulpit का अर्थ सामान्य रूप से धार्मिक शिक्षा या उपदेशक भी है ('the influence of the pulpit')।