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.
When you speak before a group, a lectern is useful for holding your notes and hiding the coffee stain on your shirt.
Oxford Lectern Bible was created in 1935.
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.
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.
A lectern is a sloping upright reading stand - they are used in Churches or for public speaking such as a debate.
It is the place the Bible is placed and read from, and where sermons are made from. Reading pieces from the Bible is a very important part of services in all Christian denominations, so the lectern is important.
Below the alter are the pulpit and lectern, a stand on which the Bible rests and from which Bible readings are given.
A lectern.
A lectern.