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Bethlehemites

Bethlehemites is the plural of Bethlehemite.

Meaning of Bethlehemite

Noun

Bethlehemite (plural Bethlehemites)

  1. An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
    • Faris, the only Bethlehemite in the cast, was striding along with a tour-guide air, visibly pleased to have us on his turf.2023, Isabella Hammad, Enter Ghost, Jonathan Cape, page 218
  2. (historical) Member of an extinct English order of friars.
  3. (historical) Member of a Spanish order of friars, founded in 1653 and refounded in 1984.
  4. A particular apple cultivar.
    • I grafted the Bethlehemite, spoken of by Mr. Ferris, twenty years ago in wild crab.1891, Report of the Iowa State Horticultural Society

Questions about Bethlehemites

What is Bethlehemites the plural of?
Bethlehemites is the plural of Bethlehemite.

Words near Bethlehemites in the dictionary

  1. Bethlehem
  2. Bethlehem lungwort
  3. Bethlehem sage
  4. Bethlehemic
  5. Bethlehemite
  6. Bethlehemites
  7. Bethlehems
  8. Bethlemite
  9. Bethlemites
  10. Bethnal Green
  11. bethonged

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