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"bema" Definition

  1. n. A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
  2. n. That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel.
  3. n. Erroneously: A pulpit.

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Position in dictionary: 9715 of 111710 words.
Word Type: n., n., n.,
Words that start with "bema": 7
Words that end with "bema": 1
Words that contain "bema": 7
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English Dictionary Definition of bema

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