pulpiteer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pulpiteer
Example Sentences
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These words came from no Sunday pulpiteer, but from the assistant to the president of the Standard Oil Co. of Ohio.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is easy enough to impose on an ignorant congregation, and Dr. Hitchens is probably aware of the lengths to which a reckless pulpiteer may carry his mendacity.
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)
In their silence they were preaching to him a sermon such as no mortal pulpiteer ever uttered; but his ears were deaf to it.
From The Subterranean Brotherhood by Hawthorne, Julian
History that corrects the blunders of contemporary critics, will assign to her an honored place long after the paltry penny-a-liner and ranting pulpiteer are forgotten.
From The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation by Nation, Carry Amelia
And the latter was an indefatigable pulpiteer; one of his University sermons is recorded to have lasted three mortal hours on end.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
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