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BETHEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bethel mean?
• BETHEL (noun)
The noun BETHEL has 1 sense:
1. a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
Familiarity information: BETHEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A house of worship (especially one for sailors)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bethel" is a kind of...):
house of God; house of prayer; house of worship; place of worship (any building where congregations gather for prayer)
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