Bema
/ˈbiːmə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
- 2 area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing wordnet
- 3 Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah.
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From Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma, “a step”). Doublet of bima.