What Does a Lectern Look Like?

A lectern (from the Latin lectus, past participle of legere, "to read") is a reading desk, with a slanted top, usually placed on a stand or affixed to some other form of support, on which documents or books are placed as support for reading aloud, as in a scripture reading, lecture, or sermon.

What does a lectern in a church look like?

The Lectern is a reading stand, usually with a slanted top, on which the Bible rests and from which Bible 'lessons' are read during services. ... The lectern is usually situated in front of the pews (seats) in a church, so that the reader faces the people in the congregation and can be seen and heard easily.

How would you describe a lectern?

: a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker especially : one from which scripture lessons are read in a church service.