ambonn.

Brit.

/ˈambən/, U.S.

/ˈæmbən/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French ambon; Greek ἄμβων.

Etymology: < (i) French ambon (1680 in the passage translated in quot. 1683 at sense 1, or earlier), and its etymon (ii) ancient Greek ἄμβων crest of a hill, edge or rim of a cup, in Hellenistic Greek also rim of a joint socket (Galen), in Byzantine Greek also pulpit; of uncertain origin, probably a loanword, though connected by ancient authors with ancient Greek ἀναβαίνειν to go up, rise (see anabasis n.). Compare earlier ambo n.¹Compare Italian ambone (a1602). In sense 2 after post-classical Latin ambona (1537 or earlier); compare also ambe n. 2.

1. Church History. An elevated lectern or pulpit, typically located in the nave before the chancel, and raised on two or more steps; = ambo n.¹ historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > furniture > lectern or pulpit > [noun]

lecternc1325

pulpitc1390

desk1449

stage1483

anabathur1623

oratorio1631

ambo1641

tub1644

chair1649

anabathrum1658

minbar1682

ambon1683

hand board1734

rostrum1755

tub-pulpita1791

lutrin1837

prayer desk1843

wood1854

praying desk1906

1683 J. Phillips tr. G.-J. Grelot Late Voy. Constantinople 86 The Cupola..with its fall brake the Altar..together with the Ambon or Preachers Pulpit.

1794 Archaeologia 11 320 Before this vault was also placed the choir, with the ambon.

1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. vii. 208 A preacher..was discoursing from the ambon.

1959 E. Pound Thrones xcvi. 5 A stone in Modena by the ambon.

2005 Anatolian Stud. 55 142/2 An elaborate poetic description of an ambon.

†2. Anatomy. The rim or lip of a joint socket. Cf. ambe n. 2. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only in dictionaries.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1749 J. Barrow Dict. Medicum Universale Ambon, the edge or margin of those cavities or sockets, into which the prominent parts of bones are inserted in some sorts of articulation, as in that of the Femur into the Acetabulum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambon
释义	ambonn. Brit. /ˈambən/, U.S. /ˈæmbən/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French ambon; Greek ἄμβων. Etymology: < (i) French ambon (1680 in the passage translated in quot. 1683 at sense 1, or earlier), and its etymon (ii) ancient Greek ἄμβων crest of a hill, edge or rim of a cup, in Hellenistic Greek also rim of a joint socket (Galen), in Byzantine Greek also pulpit; of uncertain origin, probably a loanword, though connected by ancient authors with ancient Greek ἀναβαίνειν to go up, rise (see anabasis n.). Compare earlier ambo n.¹Compare Italian ambone (a1602). In sense 2 after post-classical Latin ambona (1537 or earlier); compare also ambe n. 2. 1. Church History. An elevated lectern or pulpit, typically located in the nave before the chancel, and raised on two or more steps; = ambo n.¹ historical. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > furniture > lectern or pulpit > [noun] lecternc1325 pulpitc1390 desk1449 stage1483 anabathur1623 oratorio1631 ambo1641 tub1644 chair1649 anabathrum1658 minbar1682 ambon1683 hand board1734 rostrum1755 tub-pulpita1791 lutrin1837 prayer desk1843 wood1854 praying desk1906 1683 J. Phillips tr. G.-J. Grelot Late Voy. Constantinople 86 The Cupola..with its fall brake the Altar..together with the Ambon or Preachers Pulpit. 1794 Archaeologia 11 320 Before this vault was also placed the choir, with the ambon. 1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. vii. 208 A preacher..was discoursing from the ambon. 1959 E. Pound Thrones xcvi. 5 A stone in Modena by the ambon. 2005 Anatolian Stud. 55 142/2 An elaborate poetic description of an ambon. †2. Anatomy. The rim or lip of a joint socket. Cf. ambe n. 2. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only in dictionaries.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1749 J. Barrow Dict. Medicum Universale Ambon, the edge or margin of those cavities or sockets, into which the prominent parts of bones are inserted in some sorts of articulation, as in that of the Femur into the Acetabulum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1683
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