Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A village of ancient Palestine at the foot of the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. According to the New Testament, it was the site of the resurrection of Lazarus.
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- proper noun biblical The
village whereJesus stayed before going toJerusalem and being crucified. - proper noun biblical The
village whereLazarus ,Mary andMartha lived (Bible , John 11 v. 1) - proper noun biblical
Mary of Bethany, sometimes identified asMary Magdalene . - proper noun A female
given name , transferred use of the biblical place name.
Etymologies
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Examples
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BETHANY -- Just a day after getting preliminary approval to expand his slaughterhouse, a local businessman's plans came crashing to the ground when a severe storm ripped through Bethany.
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BETHANY -- A grand opening ceremony will be held at Bethany college for it's Early Discoveries Childcare Center.
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Community plan seeks to revive downtown, recruit health providers BETHANY, MO - Revitalization of the Bethany
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Michael Walsh lives in Bethany Beach, Del., now, but as a teen in 1957, he worked at the country club's snack bar, which was between the ninth green and the swimming pool so golfers and swimmers could be served.
Readers reminisce about Prince George's Country Club and District Grocery Stores John Kelly 2010
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Michael Walsh lives in Bethany Beach, Del., now, but as a teen in 1957, he worked at the country club's snack bar, which was between the ninth green and the swimming pool so golfers and swimmers could be served.
Readers reminisce about Prince George's Country Club and District Grocery Stores John Kelly 2010
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Do you happen to be a graduate of Mt Moriah school in Bethany, MO?
Christian B and B couple face legal action for turning away homosexuals « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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Despite two years of therapy, Bethany is in no way rehabilitated and remains militantly nonchalant about the bloody, brutal death she inflicted on her mother.
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Since our first vacation there almost twenty years ago, thousands of housing units have been built in Bethany, with much of the building taking place within the past five years.
Overspending and Obesity, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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He looks at women, "the smell of perfume" hits him and he's on the prowl -- so he calls Bethany, his standard go-to girl when he's tries to resume respectable dating.
Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Recap: Power of the Poontang 2010
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He looks at women, "the smell of perfume" hits him and he's on the prowl -- so he calls Bethany, his standard go-to girl when he's tries to resume respectable dating.
Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Recap: Power of the Poontang Samantha Zalaznick 2010
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