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pulpit
English
Etymology
From Middle English pulpit, from Old French pulpite and Latin pulpitum (“platform”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p?lp?t/, /?p?l-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?lp?t/, /?p?l-/
- Hyphenation: pul?pit
Noun
pulpit (plural pulpits)
- A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.
- Activity performed from a church pulpit, in other words, preaching, sermons, religious teaching, the preaching profession, preachers collectively or an individual preaching position; by extension: bully pulpit.
- A raised desk, lectern, or platform for an orator or public speaker.
- (nautical) The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as a stern pulpit; other texts use the term pushpit.
- A bow platform for harpooning.
- (Britain military slang, dated) A plane's cockpit.
- 1941 March 24, Life, p. 85:
- In the slang of the Royal Air Force man, the cockpit of his plane is the ‘pulpit’ or ‘office’, the glass covering over it the ‘greenhouse’.
- 1941 March 24, Life, p. 85:
Synonyms
- (dated British slang for cockpit): office; see also cockpit
Derived terms
- bully pulpit
- wayside pulpit
Related terms
- ambo
Translations
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pulpet, pollepyt, pullpite, polepitt, pulpitte, pulpytt, pulpette, pulpite
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pulpitum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pulpit/
Noun
pulpit
- A pulpit (podium for religious oratory)
- A podium for non-religious oratory.
- (rare) A seat in a church for royalty.
Descendants
- English: pulpit
- Scots: poopit, poupit
References
- “pulpit, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-18.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin pulpitum (“platform”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pul.p?it/
Noun
pulpit m inan (diminutive pulpicik)
- (computing) desktop (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)
- pulpit, lectern
Declension
Further reading
- pulpit in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- pulpit in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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alter
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???l.t?/, /??l.t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??l.t?/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /??l.t?/
- Rhymes: -??lt?(?)
- Homophone: altar
- Hyphenation: al?ter
Etymology 1
From Old French alterer (French altérer), from Medieval Latin alterare (“to make other”), from Latin alter (“the other”), from al- (seen in alius (“other”), alienus (“of another”), etc.; see alias, alien, etc.) + compar. suffix -ter.
Verb
alter (third-person singular simple present alters, present participle altering, simple past and past participle altered)
- (transitive) To change the form or structure of.
- (intransitive) To become different.
- (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
- (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
- (transitive) To affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness.
- 2016 February 10, Sydney Pruitt and Claire Ricke (quoting Jeff Barrick), "Police: Man lying in street hit, killed by Capital Metro bus", KXAN:
- We don't know if he was altered on alcohol or drugs or anything […]
- 2016 February 10, Sydney Pruitt and Claire Ricke (quoting Jeff Barrick), "Police: Man lying in street hit, killed by Capital Metro bus", KXAN:
Alternative forms
- altre (obsolete)
Derived terms
Related terms
- alteration
- alternate
- alternative
Translations
Further reading
- alter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- alter in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Etymology 2
Probably from alter ego.
Noun
alter (plural alters)
- (especially in the plural) An identity or headmate of a person with dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder).
- As this is a medicalized term, many people with DID may choose not to use this word in response to the stigma surrounding it. Others choose to use it as a way to "reclaim" the word.
References
- MPD/DID Glossary
- DID Research: Alters
Etymology 3
Noun
alter (plural alters)
- (proscribed) Alternative form of altar.
- 2002, Nicholas Smeed, Resurrections: Vignettes About Discovery, Relationships, Personal Empowerment, And Preternatural Experiences, Xlibris Corporation (?ISBN), page 26:
- As an alter boy he remembered that walking between the alter and the gates was prohibited for everyone except the priest.
- 2007, Jerry P. Martinez, Leche De Coyote, Xlibris Corporation (?ISBN), page 39:
- The hardest part of being an alter boy was learning Latin. The mass was conducted in Latin and we had to learn to pray in Latin.
- 2009, Todd Sprague, Survive, Todd Sprague (?ISBN), page 142:
- On the alter, several candles sat unlit. An open bible rested among the candles. Behind the alter, hanging high, a huge cross was affixed to the wall, with a replica of Jesus in rags nailed to it. A simple wooden door stood closed behind the alter […]
- 2011, Suzanne Dekeyzer James, The Stone Harp, Xlibris Corporation (?ISBN), page 146:
- Truth motioned to Alexandra, “There; the key is kept on the alter.” She spotted it easily, for it was now well lighted by an amber colored presence light. She and the others moved quickly toward the alter.
- 2018, William Francis Jack, Alter Boy Rules, Lulu Press, Inc (?ISBN)
- Third-rate alter boy. Skinny, lousy face, brown hair with a cowlick as big as Sputtnik. So as not to go on about it, I can put it in one word: Butt-ugly.
- 2002, Nicholas Smeed, Resurrections: Vignettes About Discovery, Relationships, Personal Empowerment, And Preternatural Experiences, Xlibris Corporation (?ISBN), page 26:
Usage notes
Usually considered a misspelling.
Anagrams
- Alert, alert, altre, artel, later, ratel, taler, telar
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse altari, from Old Saxon altari, from Late Latin altare (“altar”). Cognate with English altar and German Altar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?ald??]
Noun
alter n (singular definite altret or alteret, plural indefinite altre)
- (religion) altar, a table or a platform for making sacrifices.
- (Christianity) altar, the ritual space of a Christian church.
Inflection
References
“alter” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??alt?/
Adjective
alter
- inflection of alt:
- strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
- strong genitive/dative feminine singular
- strong genitive plural
Indonesian
Etymology
From English alter, from Old French alterer (French altérer), from Medieval Latin alterare (“to make other”), from Latin alter (“the other”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?alt??r]
- Hyphenation: al?tèr
Pronunciation influenced by Latin alter.
Verb
alter
- to alter, to tailor clothes to make them fit.
Further reading
- “alter” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h?élteros (“the other of two”) (akin to English other). Akin to alius. Confer with ulter.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?al.ter/, [?ä??t??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?al.ter/, [??l?t??r]
Adjective
alter (feminine altera, neuter alterum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er, pronominal)
- the other, the second
- the one...the other (alter...alter)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er, pronominal).
Derived terms
- adulter
- altercor
- alter?
- alteruter
Related terms
Descendants
References
- alter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- alter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Lombard
Etymology
From altro.
Adjective
alter
- other
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
alter n (definite singular alteret / altret, indefinite plural alter / altere / altre, definite plural altera / altra / altrene)
- an altar
Etymology 2
Noun
alter m
- indefinite plural of alt
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- altar
Noun
alter n (definite singular alteret, indefinite plural alter, definite plural altera)
- an altar
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