Bethesda
(biblical) A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.
An unincorporated census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
A village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
A town in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH6266).
A small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0917).
Bethesda (plural Bethesdas)
(poetic) Any location whose waters are supposed to have curative properties.
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26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
