pulpit

traditional place for preaching in a church
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pulpit

Summary

pulpit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pulpit is a type of liturgical furniture[2].
  • pulpit is used for sermon[3].
  • pulpit's Commons category is recorded as Pulpits[4].
  • pulpit comprises pulpit cross[5].
  • pulpit comprises sounding board[6].
  • pulpit comprises body of pulpit[7].
  • pulpit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pulpits[8].
  • pulpit's Commons gallery is recorded as Pulpit[9].
  • pulpit's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • pulpit's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • pulpit's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • pulpit's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[13].

Body

Definition and Type

pulpit is a type of liturgical furniture[2].

Use and Application

pulpit is used for sermon[3]. Components include pulpit cross[5], a crucifix[14]; sounding board[6]; and body of pulpit[7].

Influence

Things named for pulpit include Kanzelwand[15], a subpeak[16], in Germany[17].

Why It Matters

pulpit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month).[1] pulpit has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] pulpit is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Entities named for pulpit include Kanzelwand[15], a subpeak[16], in Germany[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pulpit_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{pulpit}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pulpit}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) pulpit cross, sounding board, body of pulpit
    Has part(s) of the class ['Q111692469', 'Q246123', 'Q113835048']
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11512, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 8d ago · Ionenlaser · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Pulpits
    Has use sermon
    Has part(s) pulpit cross, sounding board, body of pulpit
    Has part(s) of the class ['Q111692469', 'Q246123', 'Q113835048']
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2670]]: [[Q111692469]]"
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