bimahs

variants or bimas
Definition of bimahsnext
plural of bimah
as in altars
a raised platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read He stepped up to the bimah for the reading.

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Noun
  • Indigenous communities use them as spiritual altars.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
  • In Nicaragua, there's a special tradition for families to create home altars and then go visit others, singing, from house to house.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • With her latest, Pearce puts forth a perspective of grace and faith, offering a rebuttal to shame, guilt, and judgmental messages that can too often flow from church pulpits and critical people.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Hillsides and fields that were once mosaics of blue phlox, wood poppies and Jack-in-the-pulpits have become swaths of monochrome yellow.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Bimahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bimahs. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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