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Bema

//ˈbiːmə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
  2. 2
    area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing wordnet
  3. 3
    Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma, “a step”). Doublet of bima.

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