Bethlehem
Pronunciation : Beth"le*hem
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Heb. b house of food; b house + lekhem food, lakham 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.]
Definition : 1. A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into bedlam.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made. Audsley.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913