BETHESDA

Etymology

Proper noun

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).

Noun

Bethesda (plural Bethesdas)

(poetic) Any location whose waters are supposed to have curative properties.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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