pulpitry

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noun

The teachings of the pulpit; preaching.

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Meanings

nounpulpitry (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe teachings of the pulpit; preaching.

    that this is the true flourishing of a land, other things follow as the shadow does the substance; to teach thus were mere pulpitry to them.

    1641 May, John Milton, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England: And the Causes that hitherto have Hindred it. […], [London]: […] Thomas Vnderhill, →OCLC

Origin

From pulpit + -ry.

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pulpitry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulpitry

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“pulpitry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulpitry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulpitry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulpitry.

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