BEMA as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir
   • often enclosed by a lattice or railing
   Synonym(s)
   • chancel (what does chancel mean?)
   • sanctuary (what does sanctuary mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) bema is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • area (what does area mean?)