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Pulpit vs. Podium — What's the Difference?

Pulpit vs. Podium — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Pulpit and Podium

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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).

Podium

A podium (plural podiums or podia) is a platform used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. It derives from the Greek πόδι (foot).

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

Podium

An elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or public speaker.

Pulpit

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

A stand for holding the notes of a public speaker; a lectern.

Pulpit

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

Podium

A low wall serving as a foundation.

Pulpit

Clerics considered as a group.

Podium

A wall circling the arena of an ancient amphitheater.

Pulpit

The ministry of preaching.

Podium

(Biology) A structure resembling or functioning as a foot.

Pulpit

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

Podium

To complete a competition, especially a race, as one of the top three contestants, usually being honored while standing on a podium.

Pulpit

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

Podium

A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.

Pulpit

A bully pulpit.

Podium

(sometimes proscribed) A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.

Pulpit

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

Podium

A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.

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.

Podium

(sports) A result amongst the best three at a competition.

Pulpit

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

Podium

A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.

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.

Podium

The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheatre, from the top of which the seats began.

Pulpit

A bow platform for harpooning.

Podium

The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.

Pulpit

A plane's cockpit.

Podium

A foot or footstalk.

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.

Podium

To finish in the top three at an event or competition.
The swimmer podiumed three times at the Olympics.

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.

Podium

A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.

Pulpit

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

Podium

The foot.

Pulpit

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

Podium

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

Pulpit

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

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