Bethlehemite

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Bethlehemite

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From Bethlehem + -ite.

noun Bethlehemites · Bethlemite

  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.
  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.

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noun inhabitant of Bethlehem

Españolbetlemita
FrançaisBethléemite
Italianobetlemita

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"Bethlehemite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bethlehemite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Bethlehemite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bethlehemite

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"Bethlehemite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bethlehemite.

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@misc{bethlehemite_2026,
  title = {Bethlehemite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bethlehemite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}