bethlehemite means an inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Bethlehem + -ite.
noun
- An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.“Faris, the only Bethlehemite in the cast, was striding along with a tour-guide air, visibly pleased to have us on his turf.”
- Member of an extinct English order of friars.
- Member of a Spanish order of friars, founded in 1653 and refounded in 1984.
- A particular apple cultivar.“I grafted the Bethlehemite, spoken of by Mr. Ferris, twenty years ago in wild crab.”