"bedlamite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bedlamites [plural]
Etymology: From bedlam + -ite, in reference to the Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, a former London institution for the insane. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bedlam|ite}} bedlam + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} bedlamite (plural bedlamites)
  1. (obsolete) A lunatic. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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