Vocabulary
Pulpit
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a raised enclosed platform in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon.
Urdu meaning
منبر، خطبہ گاہ،
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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He used the handy pulpit not to convert anyone to his religious views, but to exhort the predominantly Muslim masses to overthrow autocratic rulers as he had done in Iran.
Dawn Editorials —
Bogey of a religious war
— 2026-03-17
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CONTROLLING or managing the narrative originating from the pulpit has been a challenge for the state for several decades.
Dawn Editorials —
Mosque management
— 2025-10-31
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The message to eradicate religious discrimination must come from the pulpit.
Dawn Editorials —
Equal citizens
— 2025-08-31
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His sermon from the mosque`s pulpit cut through the noise.
Dawn Editorials —
Unsung icons of peace
— 2025-05-04
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If a resident can understand the dissatisfaction at hand, why can`t those in the high pulpit of governance?
Dawn Editorials —
GDP and the quality of life
— 2025-03-14
Synonyms
stand, platform, lectern, podium, staging, stage, dais, rostrum; stump; soapbox, box,
Curator example
“many ministers delivered political guidance from their pulpits”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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