from the pulpit

idiom

: by priests and church leaders

The war crimes were denounced from the pulpit.

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Yet earlier this week, from the pulpit of the Washington National Cathedral, Budde addressed President Trump directly and personally. —

Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025 In her sermon, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde addressed Trump directly from the pulpit. —

Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025 Abbott threw his political weight behind school choice, touring the state to advocate for the proposal and even asking religious leaders to push for the measure from the pulpit. —

Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Mar. 2024 Jack Graham, the church’s senior pastor, prayed over Trump at an event in October and praised his electoral victory from the pulpit in November. —

Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for from the pulpit

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