Pronunciation : Be"ma
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. step, platform.]
Definition : 1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Defn: A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. Mitford.
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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913