bethlehem, n. [Heb. b house of food; b 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.].
A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into bedlam. [1913 Webster]
In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made. Audsley. [1913 Webster]
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