Associations to the word «Bethel»

Wiktionary

BETHEL, noun. A holy place.
BETHEL, noun. A chapel, especially one for sailors.
BETHEL, proper noun. An ancient town in Palestine near the modern town of Baytin; the site of Abraham's first altar.
BETHEL, proper noun. Any of several places in the USA.

Dictionary definition

BETHEL, noun. A house of worship (especially one for sailors).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats