bema

[ bee-muh ]

/ ˈbi mə /

noun, plural be·ma·ta [bee-muh-tuh], /ˈbi mə tə/, be·mas.

Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.

(in a Christian basilica) an open space between the end of the nave arcade and the apse.

bimah.

a platform for public speaking.

Origin of bema

1675–85; <Greek bêma step, platform, equivalent to bē- (verbid stem of baínein to step, go; see come) + -ma (noun suffix denoting result of action)

Words nearby bema

Belvidere, Belvoir Castle, Bely, Belyi, BEM, bema, bemaul, bemazed, Bemba, Bembo, bemean

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Example sentences from the Web for bema

The dome, bema, and the barrel vault in the lower story (p. 285) seem to be laid with true radiating joints.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople|Alexander Van Millingen
The side aisles still communicated with the church and the lateral chapels with the bema.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople|Alexander Van Millingen
In Greece the bema was the general name of any raised platform.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various
To accommodate the people and to enjoy the repose of midday, Roman governors, Suetonius tells us, mounted the bema at sunrise.
The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. II (of II)|Walter M. Chandler

This allows of an east window in the tympanum of the dome arch above the bema.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople|Alexander Van Millingen

British Dictionary definitions for bema

bema

bimah or bima

/ (ˈbiːmə) /

noun

the speaker's platform in the assembly in ancient Athens

Eastern Orthodox Church a raised area surrounding the altar in a church; the sanctuary

Judaism another word for almemar

Word Origin for bema

C17: via Late Latin, from Greek bēma, from bainein to go

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单词	bema
释义	bema [ bee-muh ] / ˈbi mə / noun, plural be·ma·ta [bee-muh-tuh], /ˈbi mə tə/, be·mas. Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel. (in a Christian basilica) an open space between the end of the nave arcade and the apse. bimah. a platform for public speaking. Origin of bema 1675–85; <Greek bêma step, platform, equivalent to bē- (verbid stem of baínein to step, go; see come) + -ma (noun suffix denoting result of action) Words nearby bema Belvidere, Belvoir Castle, Bely, Belyi, BEM, bema, bemaul, bemazed, Bemba, Bembo, bemean Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bema The dome, bema, and the barrel vault in the lower story (p. 285) seem to be laid with true radiating joints. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople\|Alexander Van Millingen The side aisles still communicated with the church and the lateral chapels with the bema. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople\|Alexander Van Millingen In Greece the bema was the general name of any raised platform. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5\|Various To accommodate the people and to enjoy the repose of midday, Roman governors, Suetonius tells us, mounted the bema at sunrise. The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. II (of II)\|Walter M. Chandler This allows of an east window in the tympanum of the dome arch above the bema. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople\|Alexander Van Millingen British Dictionary definitions for bema bema bimah or bima / (ˈbiːmə) / noun the speaker's platform in the assembly in ancient Athens Eastern Orthodox Church a raised area surrounding the altar in a church; the sanctuary Judaism another word for almemar Word Origin for bema C17: via Late Latin, from Greek bēma, from bainein to go Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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