Plural of pulpit
regular plural
The plural of pulpit is pulpits.
Forms of pulpit
| Singular | pulpit /ˈpʊlpɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | pulpits |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Pulpits in a sentence
- It depletes or demoralizes so many prayer-meetings, chills or misfills so many pulpits, and makes so many unworshipping choirs.2009, Milton Wright, edited by Timothy S. G. Binkley, A Higher Moral and Spiritual Stand: Selected Writings of Milton Wright, page 56. From the entry misfill
- From the winged words of corporation executives, from the pulpits of economic Poloniuses, the same evil is identified and decried: the collapse of productivity.2012, George Caffentzis, In Letters of Blood and Fire, page 30. From the entry Polonius
- Charming though not effusive, polished but not slick, these favored few could as easily have appeared on Piers Morgan Tonight as behind their megachurch Sunday pulpits.2013, Kate Bowler, Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5. From the entry megachurch
- On every kid’s list of favourite plants is our quirky Jack-in-the-pulpit with its green, red or purple spadices (the Jacks) and hooded green-, red- or almost black-striped spathes (the pulpits).2017 May 24, Stephen Westcott-Gratton, “Purple pulpits and trilliums”, in Gardenmaking. From the entry jack
- Hutchinson, to 'spit fire out of their pulpits,' and even the rout of their allies at Dunbar, though it made their tongues less dangerous, did not make them more smooth.2011, Thomas Hill Green, R. L. Nettleship, Works of Thomas Hill Green, →ISBN, page 332. From the entry spit fire
Meaning of pulpit
- noun A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.
- noun Activity associated with or usually performed from a church pulpit; preaching, sermons, religious teaching.
- noun The preaching profession, office, or role in general; the pastorate, the priesthood, the ministry.
Questions about the plural of pulpit
- What is the plural of pulpit?
- The plural of pulpit is pulpits.
- Is pulpit countable?
- Pulpit is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pulpit (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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