Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

MUFTI The chief of the ecclesiastical order, or primate of the Mussulman religion. The authority of the Mufti is very great in the Ottoman empire; for even the sultan himself, if he will preserve any appearance of religion, cannot, without first hearing his opinion, put any person to death, or so much as inflict any … Continue reading “Mufti”

Mufflers (Isa. 3:19), veils, light and tremulous. Margin, “spangled ornaments.” Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary Mufflers MUFFLERS.The word so rendered occurs only in Isa 3:19, as an article of female attire. The cognate verb, in the sense of veiled, is applied in the Mishna (Shabbath, vi. 6) to Jewesses from Arabia. A close veil of some … Continue reading “Mufflers”

Muffler (, ra’al, a reeling, as in Zec 12:2; Sept. and Vulg. undistinguishable), a term occurring in Isa 3:19, among articles of female apparel or ornament, and thought by Gesenius (Heb. Lex. s.v.) to signify a veil, from its tremulous motion, the corresponding Arabic word denoting a similar article of dress. SEE VEIL. The margin … Continue reading “Muffler”

Muezzin (Mueddin) is the Arabic name of the Mohammedan official attached to a mosque, whose duty it is to summon the faithful to prayer at five different times of day and night. Stationed on one of the minarets, he chants in a peculiar manner the form of proclamation. Before doing so, however, the muezzin ought … Continue reading “Muezzin”

Muesis SEE MYESIS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Muenscher, Joseph, D.D an Episcopal minister, was born at Providence, R.I., December 21, 1798, of German descent. He graduated from Brown University in 1821, studied one year at Andover Theological Seminary, and was admitted to priest’s: orders March 13, 1825, his first parish being South Leicester, now Rochdale, Massachusetts, where he remained until 1827, when … Continue reading “Muenscher, Joseph, D.D”

Mueddin SEE MUEZZIN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Mudo, el (the Mute), an eminent Spanish painter who attained great celebrity because of his masterly delineations of sacred subjects, was born at Logrono in 1526. His real name was Juan Fernandez Naverette, or Juan Fernandez Ximenes de Naverette. He was called “el Mudo,” after he had acquired distinction as a painter, from his having … Continue reading “Mudo, el”

Mudita one of the five kinds of Bhawna or meditation in which the Buddhist priests are required to engage. The mudita is the meditation of joy, but it is not the joy arising from earthly possessions. It feels indifferent to individuals, and refers to all sentient beings. In the exercise of this mode of meditation … Continue reading “Mudita”

Mudge, Zachary an eminent clergyman and educator of the Anglican communion, was born near the close of the 17th century. About 1716 he became master of a free- school at Bideford, and about 1736 rector of St. Andrew’s, in Plymouth. He was after this prebend of Exeter. He died in 1769. Mr. Mudge was an … Continue reading “Mudge, Zachary”