ambo
ambo · ambos · ambones
амвон
Ambo
A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox,…A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.
/ˈæm.bəʊ/
Meaning
5 sensesA raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.
амво́нamvón
A stationary podium used for readings and homilies.
Ambo
(informal)An ambulance driver.
(informal)An ambulance.
(slang)An ambassador.
More definitions
- a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
raised platform:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
stationary podium:
Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin ambō, from Ancient Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn). Clipping of ambulance +Borrowed from Late Latin ambō, from Ancient Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn).
Clipping of ambulance + -o.
Clipping of ambassador + -o.
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