bema

English Thesaurus

1. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	area,
definition	:	a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	choir,
definition	:	the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	church, church building,
definition	:	a place for public (especially Christian) worship (noun.artifact)