Definition of Bedlem

Definition of Bedlem

Bedlam, 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.

- Wikipedia

Bed"lam (&?;), n. [See Bethlehem.] 1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson.

2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.]

Let's get the bedlam to lead him.
Shak.

3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.

Bed"lam, a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick duchess." Shak.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

a place, or situation of chaotic uproar

Bedlam

(dated) a mental institution

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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