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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pulpitum, from [[Latin]], staging, platform

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pulpitum, from [[Latin]], staging, platform

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: an elevated platform or high [[reading]] desk used in preaching or conducting a [[worship]] service

*1: an elevated platform or high [[reading]] desk used in preaching or conducting a [[worship]] service

*2a : the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homiletics preaching] profession  

*2a : the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homiletics preaching] profession  

:b : a preaching position  

:b : a preaching position  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Pulpit''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homiletics speakers]' stand in a church. In many [[Christian]] churches, there are two speakers' stands at the front of the church. Typically, the one on the left (as viewed by the congregation) is called the pulpit. Since the [[Gospel]] lesson is often read from the pulpit, the pulpit side of the church is sometimes called the gospel side.

'''Pulpit''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homiletics speakers]' stand in a church. In many [[Christian]] churches, there are two speakers' stands at the front of the church. Typically, the one on the left (as viewed by the congregation) is called the pulpit. Since the [[Gospel]] lesson is often read from the pulpit, the pulpit side of the church is sometimes called the gospel side.

The other speaker's stand, usually on the right (as viewed by the congregation), is known as the lectern. The word lectern comes from the Latin word "lectus", past participle of legere, [[meaning]] "to [[read]]", because the lectern primarily [[functions]] as a reading stand. It is typically used by lay people to read the [[scripture]] lessons (except for the Gospel lesson), to [[lead]] the congregation in [[prayer]], and to make announcements. Because the epistle lesson is usually read from the lectern, the lectern side of the church is sometimes called the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle epistle] side. In other churches, the lectern, from which the Epistle is read, is located to the congregation's left and the pulpit, from which the sermon is delivered, is located on the right (the [[Gospel]] being read from either the center of the chancel or in front of the [[altar]]).

The other speaker's stand, usually on the right (as viewed by the congregation), is known as the lectern. The word lectern comes from the Latin word "lectus", past participle of legere, [[meaning]] "to [[read]]", because the lectern primarily [[functions]] as a reading stand. It is typically used by lay people to read the [[scripture]] lessons (except for the Gospel lesson), to [[lead]] the congregation in [[prayer]], and to make announcements. Because the epistle lesson is usually read from the lectern, the lectern side of the church is sometimes called the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle epistle] side. In other churches, the lectern, from which the Epistle is read, is located to the congregation's left and the pulpit, from which the sermon is delivered, is located on the right (the [[Gospel]] being read from either the center of the chancel or in front of the [[altar]]).

In churches where there is only one speaker's stand in the center of the front of the church, it serves the [[functions]] of both lectern and pulpit and is properly called the ''ambo''. In common usage, however, ambos are incorrectly called pulpits.

In churches where there is only one speaker's stand in the center of the front of the church, it serves the [[functions]] of both lectern and pulpit and is properly called the ''ambo''. In common usage, however, ambos are incorrectly called pulpits.

The word ambo comes from a [[Greek]] word meaning an elevation. It was originally an elaborate raised platform in the middle of the nave from which the Epistle and [[Gospel]] would be read, and was occasionally used as a speaker's platform for homilies. It was joined to the [[sanctuary]] by a raised walkway called the soleas. In modern Eastern Christian use, this form of the ambo is now very rare. Instead, the area directly in front of the Beautiful Gates of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconostasis iconostasis] from which the [[Gospel]] is typically read is called the ambo, and the entire low elevation above the level of the nave in front of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconostasis iconostasis] is called the ''soleas''. In larger churches, the ambo might be distinguished by [[three]] curved steps from which one might reach it from the nave.

The word ambo comes from a [[Greek]] word meaning an elevation. It was originally an elaborate raised platform in the middle of the nave from which the Epistle and [[Gospel]] would be read, and was occasionally used as a speaker's platform for homilies. It was joined to the [[sanctuary]] by a raised walkway called the soleas. In modern Eastern Christian use, this form of the ambo is now very rare. Instead, the area directly in front of the Beautiful Gates of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconostasis iconostasis] from which the [[Gospel]] is typically read is called the ambo, and the entire low elevation above the level of the nave in front of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconostasis iconostasis] is called the ''soleas''. In larger churches, the ambo might be distinguished by [[three]] curved steps from which one might reach it from the nave.

In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church Eastern Orthodox] cathedrals there is usually a low platform in the [[center]] of the nave called the episcopal ambo where the bishop is vested prior to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Liturgy Divine Liturgy] and where he is enthroned until the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrance_(Liturgical) Little Entrance]. If the bishop is serving in a simple parish church, an episcopal ambo is set temporarily in place.

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church Eastern Orthodox] cathedrals there is usually a low platform in the [[center]] of the nave called the episcopal ambo where the bishop is vested prior to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Liturgy Divine Liturgy] and where he is enthroned until the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrance_(Liturgical) Little Entrance]. If the bishop is serving in a simple parish church, an episcopal ambo is set temporarily in place.

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