1. Noun
A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
2. Noun
That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel.
3. Noun
Erroneously: A pulpit.
4. Noun
area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
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