BEMA


Meaning of BEMA in English

ˈbēmə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Late Latin & Late Greek; Late Latin, from Late Greek bēma, from Greek, step, tribune, from bainein to step, go — more at come

1. : the part of an early Christian and modern Eastern Orthodox church that contains the altar and synthronon and corresponds to the sanctuary of Western churches — see basilica illustration

2. : almemar

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