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

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pulpitum

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 R. J. Broadbent

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 John Black

Proscenium was the space of ground just before the scene, where the pulpitum stood, into which the actors came from behind the scenes to perform.

From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Charles K. Dillaway

Among these screens is included the west side of the pulpitum, which still contains its original central doorway, as well as the screens in the choir aisles.

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

The actors performed, as nowadays, on the boarded anterior portion, which was called the pulpitum.

From In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould