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What is the difference between a lectern and a pulpit?
A pulpit is an actual structure that surrounds the person. There's usually a few steps leading up to the pulpit, and the pulpit is usually a solid structure of carved wood, and lifted above the...
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Why is a pulpit called a pulpit?
The word is derived from the late Latin word, pulpitum which means a platform or staging area,
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What does a pulpit do?
A pulpit is generally used as a place for preachers to stand behind to speak God's word. It is, for lack of a better term, a piece of furniture that is about 40 inches tall and about 24 inches wide....
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What is a Lectern for?
In a church it is simply a bookrest on which a Bible is kept and from where readings from the Bible are read. In any lecture hall or similar place lecterns are used to hold a speaker's notes or...
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What are old pulpits?
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