ambo

[am-boh]

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noun, plural am·bos.

(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.

Also ambon.

Origin of ambo

1635–45; < Medieval Latin ambō(n) < Greek ámbōn edge, rim, pulpit

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Related Words for ambo

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

Examples from the Web for ambo

Historical Examples of ambo

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.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
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

ambo

noun plural ambos or ambones (æmˈbəʊniːz)

either of two raised pulpits from which the gospels and epistles were read in early Christian churches

Word Origin for ambo

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

ambo

noun plural ambos Australian informal

an ambulance driver
an ambulance

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