bema
/bee-muh/US // ˈbi mə //UK // (ˈbiːmə) //
沼泽,沼泽地,沼气池,沼气场
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural be·ma·ta [bee-muh-tuh], /ˈbi mə tə/, be·mas.
- : Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- : an open space between the end of the nave arcade and the apse.
- : bimah.
- : a platform for public speaking.
Examples
In the chord of the bema stood the holy table with its ciborium or canopy of gold.
His friends and relatives tried in vain to stop him making himself ridiculous and being dragged down from the bema.
Looking out from his place at the foot of the pillar, he saw a man standing far off in the lofty bema.
The bema, on which he sat to administer justice, was probably the golden throne of Archelaus.
It is then carried round the building, and forms the impost moulding of the side arches in the bema and of the east window.
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