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1. (n.) bema
the enclosed space around the altar in an Eastern church.
Etymology: (1675–85; < Gk bêma step, platform =bē-, var. s. of baínein to step, go +-ma n. suffix of result; (def.
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1. (noun) chancel, sanctuary, bema
area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
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1. (noun) BEMA
a platform from which speakers addressed an assembly
2. (noun) BEMA
that part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel
3. (noun) BEMA
erroneously: A pulpit
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