pulpitum
/ (ˈpʊlpɪtəm) /
noun
(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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Word Origin for pulpitum
C19: from Latin pulpitum a platform
Words nearby pulpitum
pulpifaction, pulping, pulpit, pulpiteer, pulpitis, pulpitum, pulp nodule, pulpotomy, pulp plaster, pulp stone, pulp test
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Example sentences from the Web for pulpitum
The actors usually spoke in the central part, called logeum, or pulpitum.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann WhiteThis loft was called in Latin the pulpitum, and it must not, as it often has been, be confounded with the pulpit to preach from.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.]|H. J. L. J. MassIt appears there were two screens, one called the Pulpitum and the other a stone screen supporting the rood-loft.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. DitchfieldHow, I shall be asked, can the form of the bookcase or desk (pulpitum) be inferred from this catalogue?
The Care of Books|John Willis Clark