ambo

noun

am·​bo ˈam-ˌbō 

plural ambos or ambones am-ˈbō-(ˌ)nēz 

: a large pulpit or reading desk in early churches and in contemporary Greek and Balkan churches standing on the gospel side of the nave and often having its counterpart on the epistle side

Examples of ambo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In this Wednesday’s episode (NBC, 9/8c), a surprise visitor with a connection to the paramedic joins ambo for a late-night ride-along. —Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025

Cattani added that the altar, ambo (an elevated pulpit), baptismal font and tabernacle plinth (where the Eucharist is kept) were crafted of Carrara marble in Carrara, Italy. —Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin ambon-, ambo, from Late Greek ambōn, from Greek, "edge, rim"

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above