Associations to the word «Bema»

Wiktionary

BEMA, noun. A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
BEMA, noun. Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah.

Dictionary definition

BEMA, noun. Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke