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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}.
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2. (Arch.) In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached
to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist
is made. --Audsley.
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Bedlam \Bed"lam\, n. [See {Bethlehem}.]
1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the
insane; a madhouse. --Abp. Tillotson.
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2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.]
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Let's get the bedlam to lead him. --Shak.
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3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
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Bedlam \Bed"lam\, a.
Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick
duchess." --Shak.
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