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pulpitry

pulpitry noun: the teachings of the pulpit; preaching.

Noun

pulpitry (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The teachings of the pulpit; preaching.
    • that this is the true flourishing of a land, other things follow as the shadow does the substance; to teach thus were mere pulpitry to them.1641 May, John Milton, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England: And the Causes that hitherto have Hindred it. […], [London]: […] Thomas Vnderhill, →OCLC

Origin of pulpitry

From pulpit + -ry.

Questions about pulpitry

What does pulpitry mean?
Pulpitry means the teachings of the pulpit; preaching.
What part of speech is pulpitry?
Pulpitry is a noun.

Words near pulpitry in the dictionary

  1. pulpitize
  2. pulpitized
  3. pulpitizes
  4. pulpitizing
  5. pulpitless
  6. pulpitry
  7. pulpits
  8. pulpitum
  9. pulpitums
  10. pulpless
  11. pulplessness

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