bema

Noun

be=ma

WORDNET DICTIONARY

bema(n = noun.artifact) chancel, sanctuary - area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing;

is a kind of area

has parts: choir

is a part of church, church building

bema, n. [Gr. step, platform.].

A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. Mitford. [1913 Webster]
That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel. [1913 Webster]

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