The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as as stern pulpit; other texts use the perhaps more appropriate term pushpit
A pulpit is a small raised platform with a rail or barrier around it in a church, where a member of the clergy stands to speak. a raised structure inside a church at the front that a priest or minister stands on when they speak to the people in/from the pulpit (pulpitum )
(Gr ; Sl Amvon, "an elevated place, podium") A small raised platform or elaborate podium at the left (north) side of the soleas and in the front of the iconostasis Decorated with representations of the four Evangelists, it is the place on which the deacon or priest reads the Gospel and delivers his sermon
The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as as stern pulpit; other texts use the perhaps more-appropriate term pushpit
a raised platform with railing used for the sermon or homily; generally located to one side [usually the right side facing the altar] of the front of the nave, not in the center as in most protestant churches
A raised structure adjacent to, or in the center of, the pit or ring at a futures exchange where market reporters, employed by the exchange, record price changes as they occur in the trading pit
In churches with a historic floor plan, there are two speaker’s stands in the front of the church The one on the left (as viewed by the congregation) is called the pulpit It is used by clergy to read the gospel and preach the sermon Since the gospel lesson is usually read from the pulpit, the pulpit side of the church is called the gospel side See also ambo and lectern
A raised platform in a church from which a clergyman delivers a sermon or performs a service The railing, base, and enclosing wall are often elaborately decorated