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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesधर्मोपदेश पीठ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dharmopadesh peeth
"पाठक ने धर्मोपदेश पीठ से पवित्र पाठ पढ़ा।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An elevated pulpit or reading desk placed in a church, from which the readings and the Gospel are proclaimed during a liturgical service.
"The deacon approached the ambon to read the Gospel passage during the Sunday liturgy." - 2
In early Christian architecture, a raised platform or tribune used by the clergy for preaching or addressing the congregation.
"Archaeologists uncovered the remains of an ancient marble ambon in the ruins of the Byzantine basilica."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'ambōn', meaning 'ridge' or 'elevation', which historically referred to the raised pulpit or reading desk in early Christian and Byzantine churches. The term entered medieval ecclesiastical Latin and subsequently various European languages to designate the elevated podium used for proclaiming sacred texts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ambon" is said worldwide
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ambon
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.bɔ̃/
"Le lecteur est monté à l'ambon pour proclamer la lecture."
Ambo
Transliteration: /ˈamboː/
"Der Lektor trug die Lesung vom Ambo aus vor."
ambone
Transliteration: /amˈbo.ne/
"Il sacerdote ha letto il Vangelo dall'ambone."
ambón
Transliteration: /amˈbon/
"El salmista proclamó la palabra desde el ambón."
ambão
Transliteration: /ɐ̃ˈbɐ̃w̃/
"A leitura foi proclamada a partir do ambão."
धर्मोपदेश पीठ
Transliteration: dharmopadesh peeth
"पाठक ने धर्मोपदेश पीठ से पवित्र पाठ पढ़ा।"
布道坛
Transliteration: bùdào tán
"宣读员走上布道坛宣读经文。"
독서대
Transliteration: dokseodae
"독서자가 독서대에서 말씀을 봉독했습니다."
聖書朗読台
Transliteration: seisho rōdokudai
"朗読者が聖書朗読台から聖句を読み上げました。"
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