The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bethlehemite \Beth"le*hem*ite\, Bethlemite \Beth"lem*ite\, n.
An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
An insane person; a madman; a bedlamite.
One of an extinct English order of monks.
Usage examples of "bethlemite".
However, instead of a veil, she wore the turban and draped facecloth of a member of the Bethlemites.
The Bethlemite sect held, among other odd beliefs, that star travel, and especially the passage through purgatory, revealed a man's essential nakedness too clearly, and therefore kept all parts of their bodies hidden beneath tinctured clothing.
The Princess Royal had resumed her Bethlemite turban and veil, but it was pushed askew by the lump of bandages that covered the left side of her head, revealing one dark eye and a narrow expanse of cheek and forehead.
Silence, watching from the doorway of the farmhouse, saw Javerry's eyes narrow at the sight of Aili's Bethlemite disguise, and braced herself to meet the Earth-woman's disapproval.