Bedlam
21bedlam — 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… …
22bedlam — noun Etymology: Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, London, an insane asylum, from Middle English Bedlem Bethlehem Date: 1522 1. obsolete madman, lunatic 2. often capitalized a lunatic asylum 3 …
23Bedlam — A hospital of last resort, which took in those who had nowhere else to go. Its name was the Hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem, which usage garbled to Bedlam. It was founded in 1247 in Bishopsgate Street (where Liverpool Street railway station in… …
24bedlam — [15] The word bedlam is a contraction of Bethlehem. It comes from the Hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem founded in 1247 by Simon FitzMary, Sheriff of London, as the Priory of St Mary Bethlehem. Situated outside Bishopsgate, in the City of London,… …
25bedlam — [15] The word bedlam is a contraction of Bethlehem. It comes from the Hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem founded in 1247 by Simon FitzMary, Sheriff of London, as the Priory of St Mary Bethlehem. Situated outside Bishopsgate, in the City of London,… …
26bedlam — Synonyms and related words: Babel, Bedlam let loose, asylum, blast, bobbery, brawl, brouhaha, bughouse, cacophony, chaos, charivari, chirm, clamor, clangor, clap, clatter, commotion, confusion, confusion of tongues, din, discord, donnybrook,… …
27BEDLAM — originally a lunatic asylum in London, so named from the priory Bethlehem in Bishopsgate, first appropriated to the purpose, Bedlam being a corruption of the name Bethlehem …
28bedlam — bed|lam [ bedləm ] noun uncount a noisy and confusing place or situation: CHAOS: There was complete bedlam as everyone rushed for the stores …
29bedlam — noun (U) a wild noisy place or situation: The courtroom erupted into bedlam as the judge delivered his verdict …
30bedlam — noun there was bedlam in the stadium Syn: uproar, pandemonium, commotion, mayhem, confusion, disorder, chaos, anarchy, lawlessness; furor, upheaval, hubbub, hoopla, turmoil, riot, ruckus, rumpus, tumult, hullabaloo …
