PARABEMA
\pˈaɹəbəmə], \pˈaɹəbəmə], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_b_ə_m_ə]\
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par-a-b[=e]'ma, n. in Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture, the chapel of the prothesis or the diaconicon, or sacristy, where divided by walls from the bema or sanctuary:--pl. PARAB[=E]'MATA.--adj. PARABEMAT'IC.
By Thomas Davidson
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