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Pulpit vs. Altar — What's the Difference?

Pulpit vs. Altar — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Pulpit and Altar

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Pulpit

A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin pulpitum (platform or staging).

Altar

An altar is a structure with an upper surface for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches and other places of worship.

Pulpit

A raised enclosed platform in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon
Many ministers delivered political guidance from their pulpits

Altar

An elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered.

Pulpit

A raised platform in the bows of a fishing boat or whaler.
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Altar

A structure, typically a table, before which the divine offices are recited and upon which the Eucharist is celebrated in Christian churches.

Pulpit

An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service.

Altar

A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.

Pulpit

Clerics considered as a group.

Altar

(informal) A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.

Pulpit

The ministry of preaching.

Altar

(figurative) Any (real or notional) place where something is worshipped or sacrificed to.

Pulpit

An elevated metal guardrail extending around the bow or stern of a yacht or other small vessel.

Altar

A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity.
Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.

Pulpit

An elevated platform, such as one used by harpooners in a whaling boat.

Altar

In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; the communion table.

Pulpit

A bully pulpit.

Altar

The table in Christian churches where communion is given

Pulpit

A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.

Altar

A raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

Pulpit

Activity performed from a church pulpit, in other words, preaching, sermons, religious teaching, the preaching profession, preachers collectively or an individual preaching position; by extension: bully pulpit.

Pulpit

A raised desk, lectern, or platform for an orator or public speaker.

Pulpit

(nautical) 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 a stern pulpit; other texts use the term pushpit.

Pulpit

A bow platform for harpooning.

Pulpit

A plane's cockpit.

Pulpit

An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching.
I stand like a clerk in my pulpit.

Pulpit

The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also, preaching.
I say the pulpit (in the sober useOf its legitimate, peculiar powers)Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand,The most important and effectual guard,Support, and ornament of virtue's cause.

Pulpit

A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker.

Pulpit

Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator; pulpit eloquence.

Pulpit

A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

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