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Bedlam — is the former name of Bethlem Royal Hospital, one of the first psychiatric hospitals in Western Europe.Bedlam may also refer to:*Bedlam, North Yorkshire, a village in England *Bedlam, Shropshire, a small hamlet near Bitterley in Shropshire,… … Wikipedia
Bedlam — • A London hospital originally intended for the poor suffering from any ailment and for such as might have no other lodging, hence its name, Bethlehem, in Hebrew, the house of bread. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bedlam Be … Catholic encyclopedia
Bedlam — Bed lam, a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. The bedlam, brainsick duchess. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedlam — Bed lam, n. [See {Bethlehem}.] 1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Let s get the bedlam to lead him. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedlam — Drame de Mark Robson, avec Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Ian Wolf. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1947 Technique: noir et blanc Durée: 1 h 20 Résumé Au XVIIIe siècle, une demi mondaine réussit à briser la tyrannie scandaleuse du… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
bedlam — [bed′ləm] n. [ME Bedlam, Bethlem, var. of BETHLEHEM] 1. [B ] an old insane asylum (in full, St. Mary of Bethlehem), later a hospital for the mentally ill, in London 2. Archaic any insane asylum 3. any place or condition of noise and confusion … English World dictionary
Bedlam — (Bedlem), 1) Irrenhaus in London daher 2) überhaupt Tollhaus … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Bedlam — (spr. béddläm, korrumpiert aus Bethlehem), Name des berühmten Irrenhauses in London (St. George s Fields), das 1547 aus einer Propstei »Unsers Herrn von Bethlehem« (1246 gegründet) entstand, die von Heinrich VIII. bei Aufhebung det Klöster der… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Bedlam — (spr. béddlämm, aus »Bethlehem«), Irrenhaus in London; Bedlamit, Tollhäusler … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Bedlam — (spr. Beddlämm) oder Bethlehem Hospital, ein großes Irrenhaus in London, daher Bedlamit soviel als Wahnsinniger … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
