a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.

a stand with a slanted top, used to hold a book, speech, manuscript, etc., at the proper height for a reader or speaker.

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ambo , platform , pulpit , reading stand , rostrum , stand , supportnotes:a lectern is the stand on which the speaker\'s notes are placed , the podium is the platform on which the speaker and lectern stand , a platform for several people is a dais , and a rostrum is a platform for one or more , desk , podium