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<p>A <b>pulpit</b> is an elevated stand for <a href="page.php?w=preacher">preacher</a>s in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the <a href="page.php?w=Latin">Latin</a> pulpitum (platform or staging). A traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, accessible by steps, with sides about waist height. From the <a href="page.php?w=late_Middle_Ages">late medieval period</a> onwards, pulpits have often had a canopy known as the  sounding board, tester or abat-voix above and sometimes also behind</p><p>
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