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Webster 1913 Edition
Bethlehem
Beth′le-hem
,Noun.
[Heb.
bēth-lekhem
house of food; bēth
house + lekhem
food, lākham
to eat. Formerly the name of a hospital for the insane, in London, which had been the priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem. Cf. Bedlam
.] 1.
A hospital for lunatics; – corrupted into
bedlam
. 2.
(Arch.)
In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made.
Audsley.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bethlehem
BETH'LEHEM
,Noun.
1.
A town or village in Judea, about six miles south-east of Jerusalem; famous for its being the place of Christ's nativity.2.
A hospital for lunatics; corrupted into bedlam.Definition 2024
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
See also: Bethléhem
English
Proper noun
Bethlehem
- A city in the West Bank, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.
- 1611, Bible (KJV): Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem
Translations
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Noun
Bethlehem (plural Bethlehems)
- (obsolete) A lunatic asylum.
- (architecture) In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the Eucharist is made.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Audsley to this entry?)
Derived terms
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbeːtʰ.le.hem/, [ˈbeːtʰ.ɫɛ.hẽ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbet.le.em/
Proper noun
Bēthlehem n (indeclinable)
- Alternative form of Bēthlehēmum
References
- Bēthlĕhem in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Bethlehem”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.