Be·thes·da (b -th z d) An unincorporated city of west-central Maryland, a residential suburb of Washington, D.C. The National Institutes of Health and Naval Medical Center are here. Population: 55,200. |
Bethesda [bəˈθɛzdə]
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) New Testament a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralytic was healed by Jesus (John 5:2)
2. (Christian Churches, other) a chapel of any of certain Nonconformist Christian sects
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