Definition of Pulpitry

1. n. The teaching of the pulpit; preaching.

Definition of Pulpitry

1. Noun. (obsolete) The teachings of the pulpit; preaching. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pulpitry

1. sermonizing [n PULPITRIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pulpitry

pulpily
pulpiness
pulpinesses
pulping
pulpish
pulpit
pulpital
pulpited
pulpiteer
pulpiteers
pulpiter
pulpiters
pulpitical
pulpitis
pulpitish
pulpitry (current term)
pulpits
pulpitum
pulpitums
pulpless
pulplike
pulpmill
pulpmills
pulpotomies
pulpotomy
pulpous
pulps
pulpwood
pulpwoods

Literary usage of Pulpitry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"appeal. prayerful: devout. preach, vt: proclaim, teach, utter. preachment: preaching, discourse. preaching, n. discourse (contextual); spec. pulpitry, ..."

2. The Great Tradition: A Book of Selections from English and American Prose by Edwin Almiron Greenlaw, James Holly Hanford (1919)
"Other things follow as the shadow does the substance: to teach thus were mere pulpitry to them. This is the masterpiece of a modern poli- ..."

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