Bethel
[beθәl]
Definition
(n.) A place of worship; a hallowed spot.
(n.) A chapel for dissenters.
(n.) A house of worship for seamen.
Inputed by Joe
Definition
n. a hallowed spot a name applied by some Methodists to their places of worship: an old ship fitted up in a port as a place of worship for sailors.
Checked by Lemuel
Examples
- But Warren was pushed to Harris's Store, directly west of Milford, and connected with it by a good road, and Burnside was sent to New Bethel Church. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- After a while we came to a shapeless mass of ruins, which still bears the name of Bethel. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typist: Rosanna