'Bema' definitions:

Definition of 'bema'

From: WordNet
noun
Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: chancel, sanctuary, bema]

Definition of 'Bema'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]