People who read from a lectern would be a teacher, a priest or minister, politicians or anyone giving a speech. It is a tall reading desk used by someone standing and giving a speech. It may also be called a pulpit.
The podium where the lector reads the first reading is commonly referred to as the ambo or lectern in a church setting.
In a church it is simply a bookrest on which a Bible is kept and from where readings from the Bible are read. In any lecture hall or similar place, lecterns are used to hold a speaker's notes or speech.
The stand which hold the book is usually called the "lectern", and it is usually in the "sanctuary" area of a church.
Oxford Lectern Bible was created in 1935.
Oblong means that something is elongated. Examples are a rectangle and an oval. An oblong pulpit lectern would be a lectern that is elongated in shape.
That is the correct spelling of "lectern" (a lecture stand).
A computer lectern allows a professor to put his or her laptop on the lectern while conducting a lecture. Lecterns can be purchased at retailers such as Office Max.
A reading desk in a Church is usually referred to as a lectern.
A lectern is a sloping upright reading stand - they are used in Churches or for public speaking such as a debate.
Below the alter are the pulpit and lectern, a stand on which the Bible rests and from which Bible readings are given.
When you speak before a group, a lectern is useful for holding your notes and hiding the coffee stain on your shirt.
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