AMBO

dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox

(noun) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

ambo (plural ambos or ambones)

A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.

(Roman Catholicism) A stationary podium used for readings and homilies.

Etymology 2

Noun

ambo (plural ambos)

(informal) An ambulance driver.

(informal) An ambulance.

Anagrams

• MOAB, MOBA, Mabo, Moab, boma, moAb

Source: Wiktionary


Am"bo, n.; pl. Ambos. Etym: [LL. ambo, Gr. ambon.]

Definition: A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches. Gwilt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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