noun
- plural of ambo; raised platforms or pulpits in early Christian churches from which parts of the service were read
Usage: ecclesiastical; architecture
Examples
- The ancient basilica featured two ornate ambos flanking the altar.
- Medieval churches often had elaborately carved stone ambos.
- The Gospel was read from one of the ambos during the service.
- Archaeologists discovered the remains of marble ambos in the excavated church.
- The ambos were positioned to ensure the congregation could hear the readings clearly.