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    Which common English word is a corruption of the name Bethlehem?

    Question #42100. Asked by gmackematix. (Dec 08 03 1:43 AM)


    mochyn

    		bedlam

    Dec 08 03, 1:57 AM
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    		In addition, Bedlam is a word to describe the institution to which London sent the insane in medieval times. The word is a corruption of Bethlehem Royal Hospital which was situated at Moorfields, and has given rise to the modern word 'bedlam' meaning chaotic disorder.
    Until 1815, Bedlam was open to the public as a sort of human zoo, where visitors could pay a few pence to bait the chained inmates. In that year, the entertainment was abandoned as a new institution was built in St. George's Fields.


    Dec 08 03, 3:04 AM
    mibmob

    		I thought the original Bedlam hosp was where the Imperial War museum at Kennington is today?

    Dec 08 03, 4:20 AM
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    		http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/mapbed.htm shows the location

    Dec 08 03, 4:40 AM
    Senior Moments

    		http://www.s-h-systems.co.uk/tourism/london/bedlam.html explains that it moved south of the river later

    Dec 08 03, 4:47 AM

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