ambo
noun
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
ambos
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pluralof ambo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I awoke up surrounded by police and ambos, concerned flatmates.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2019
"And—and"—here he hesitated, and his voice shook and trembled with the most intense and heart—crushing emotion—"y una mas cara que ambos?"
From Tom Cringle's Log by Michael Scott
Its two ambos stand on each side of the raised portion of the floor which corresponds to the choir in the Basilica of Honorius.
From The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration Vol 1, No. 9 1895 by Various
The pavement as well as the work upon these two ambos is in the style of the Cosmati.
From The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration Vol 1, No. 9 1895 by Various
Lastly, the two ambos, or pulpits, survive in two senses.
From Architecture Classic and Early Christian by T. Roger (Thomas Roger) Smith
