am·bo

(ăm′bō′)

n. pl. am·bos or am·bo·nes (ăm-bō′nēz)

A raised speaking stand in a church, especially such a stand in early Christian churches serving as a lectern or pulpit.

[Medieval Latin, from Greek ambōn, raised edge.]

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ambo

(ˈæmbəʊ)

n, pl ambos or ambones (æmˈbəʊniːz)

(Ecclesiastical Terms) either of two raised pulpits from which the gospels and epistles were read in early Christian churches

[C17: from Medieval Latin, from Greek ambōn raised rim, pulpit]

ambo

(ˈæmbəʊ)

n, pl ambos

1. an ambulance driver

2. an ambulance

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

ambo - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump

platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"

Translations

ambone

амвон

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