bethlehem

Noun
Synonyms: BethlehemBayt LahmBethlehem EphrathahBethlehem-Judah

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel productionSynonyms: Bethlehem
  2. a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was bornSynonyms: BethlehemBayt LahmBethlehem EphrathahBethlehem-Judah
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bethlehem \Beth"le*hem\, n. [Heb. b[=e]th-lekhem house of food; b[=e]th house + lekhem food, l[=a]kham 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. [1913 Webster]

2.(Arch.) In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made. --Audsley. [1913 Webster] Bethlehemite

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