Assertion: lectern | /r/HasProperty | stand
Facets:
value: with a slanted top
type: OTHER
value: technically
type: MANNER
value: in the christian church
type: LOCATION
value: as conducting an orchestra
type: MANNER
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: A lectern is a stand on which you can place notes or papers while you lecture.
text: In the Christian Church, the lectern is usually the stand on which the Bible rests and from which the "lessons" (reading from Scripture) are read during the service.
text: As nouns the difference between lectern and podium is that lectern is a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service while podium is a platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit.
text: As nouns the difference between lectern and pulpit is that lectern is a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service while pulpit is a raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands to conduct the sermon.
text: As nouns the difference between lectern and ambo is that lectern is a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service while ambo is father.
text: (As every commentator on this topic has done before me, I offer the gentle reminder that a podium is a stage you stand on and a lectern is a stand you speak behind.)
text: A lectern is a stand with a sloping top to hold a book or notes, and from which someone can read while standing up.
text: Lecterns are technically stands or desks with slanted tops designed to hold books or source materials.
text: A podium is the platform that a speaker or politician stands on while speaking, while a lectern is the stand he uses to hold his notes.
text: In years past, Toastmasters International defined the lectern and podium as two distinct entities: The lectern was the stand that held notes, and the podium was the raised platform on which a speaker would stand.