Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

ambo

[am-boh]
See more synonyms for ambo on Thesaurus.com
noun, plural am·bos.
  1. (in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
Show More
Also ambon.

Origin of ambo

1635–45; < Medieval Latin ambō(n) < Greek ámbōn edge, rim, pulpit
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words

pulpit, rostrum, platform, support, stand, ambo, desk, escritoire, lectern, secretary, bookrest

Examples from the Web for ambo

Historical Examples

  • Ambo, a fitting of early Christian churches, very similar to a pulpit.

    Architecture

    Thomas Roger Smith

  • The ambo had two ascents—one from the east, and the other from the west.

  • Tilly wasn't a bit like Pearl, Ambo; and Sonia isn't either!

    The Book of Susan

    Lee Wilson Dodd

  • As for Ambo—Ambo says nothing, bless him—but I think he wants and needs you most of all.

    The Book of Susan

    Lee Wilson Dodd

  • Ambo, I can never make you know what you've been to me, never!

    The Book of Susan

    Lee Wilson Dodd

British Dictionary definitions for ambo

ambo1

noun plural ambos or ambones (æmˈbəʊniːz)
  1. either of two raised pulpits from which the gospels and epistles were read in early Christian churches
Show More

Word Origin

C17: from Medieval Latin, from Greek ambōn raised rim, pulpit

ambo2

noun plural ambos Australian informal
  1. an ambulance driver
  2. an ambulance
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012