pulpitum

British  

/ ˈpʊlpɪtəm /

noun

1. (in many cathedrals and large churches) a stone screen which divides the nave and the choir, often supporting a gallery or loft

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Etymology

Origin of pulpitum

C19: from Latin pulpitum a platform

Example Sentences

The actors usually spoke in the central part, called logeum, or pulpitum.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann

At Herculaneum, on a balustrade which divided the orchestra from the stage, was found a row of statues, and on each side of the pulpitum, an equestrian figure.

From A History of Pantomime by Broadbent, R. J.

Some fittings, probably originally inserted at this early period, still remain, viz., the eastern side of the pulpitum and some woodwork preserved in the present stalls.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)

Above the pulpitum and placed across the church, was the beam, which sustained a great cross, two cherubim, and the images of St. Mary and St. John the Apostle....

From The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Archiepiscopal See by Withers, Hartley

This was called the logeum, in Latin pulpitum, and the middle of it was the usual place for the persons who spoke.

From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by Black, John