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bedlam
(mass) | bedlam
- zmätok |
bedlam
(encz) | bedlam,blázinec n: Zdeněk Brož |
bedlam
(encz) | bedlam,zmatek n: Zdeněk Brož |
bedlam
(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.
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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
(gcide) | 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
(gcide) | Bedlam \Bed"lam\, a.
Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick
duchess." --Shak.
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bedlam
(wn) | bedlam
n 1: a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: chaos,
pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, {topsy-
turvyness}]
2: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: Bedlam, {booby
hatch}, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, {funny
house}, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse,
sanatorium, snake pit] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
bedlamite
(mass) | bedlamite
- blázon |
bedlamite
(encz) | bedlamite,blázen n: Zdeněk Brož |
Bedlam
(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.
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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.
[1913 Webster] BethlehemiteBedlam \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.
[1913 Webster]Bedlam \Bed"lam\, a.
Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick
duchess." --Shak.
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Bedlamite
(gcide) | Bedlamite \Bed"lam*ite\, n.
An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman. "Raving bedlamites."
--Beattie.
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