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bema |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bema \Be"ma\, n. [Gr. ? step, platform.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. --Mitford. 2. (Arch.) a That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel. b Erroneously: A pulpit. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bema n : area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: {chancel}, {sanctuary}]
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