pulpitum

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulpitum¹

C19: from Latin pulpitum a platform

Example Sentences

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

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How, I shall be asked, can the form of the bookcase or desk (pulpitum) be inferred from this catalogue?

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This loft was called in Latin the pulpitum, and it must not, as it often has been, be confounded with the pulpit to preach from.

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It appears there were two screens, one called the Pulpitum and the other a stone screen supporting the rood-loft.

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