Found 2 items, similar to bema.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bema bema n : area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: chancel, sanctuary]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bema Bema \Be"ma\, n. [Gr. ? step, platform.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. --Mitford. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) (a) That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel. (b) Erroneously: A pulpit. [1913 Webster]