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lectern::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reading desk |
| Type of | stand |
Examples of lectern
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They needed to get him out from behind the lectern and let him be a regular guy.
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The lectern consists of a brass eagle standing on a pedestal supported by lions.
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West complied, but when the rest of the class arrived he marched to the lectern.
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But I still had that moment standing at the lectern with everyone looking at me.
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At each place where services are held there is a lectern on which rests a Bible.
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An invoice indicates that a microphone and lectern were to be provided as well.
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Inexplicably, he spent the debate hunched down behind his lectern, looking small.
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Zaidi was seated in the second row of seats, about 12 feet from Bush's lectern.
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A man offered a prayer for Mukasey from the lectern and told everyone to go home.
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- Desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
- A lectern (from the Latin lectus, past participle of legere, "to read") is a reading desk with a slanted top, usually placed on a stand or affixed to a some other form of support, on which documents or books are placed as support for reading aloud, as in a scripture reading, lecture, or sermon. ...
- A stand upon which a speaker may rest notes or books. May be standing, which rests on the floor, or tabletop.
- A raised platform with railing used for reading prayers or scripture; usually located at the front of the nave opposite the pulpit.
- A reading stand or desk, especially one at which the Bible is read.
- A stand for someone to speak or read from
- A bookstand or bookrest for a standing reader; see ROSTRUM.
- A high stand, where icons and religious books are placed, such as the Gospels for the evening service. The icon on the lectern varies depending on the holiday.
- The stand from which the Scriptures are read in Church.
