Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mohl, Julius Von an eminent German Oriental scholar, was born at Stuttgard in 1800. After having studied at the gymnasium in that city, he entered the Protestant seminary in the University of Tubingen in 1818, received his diploma as doctor of philosophy in 1820, and won the prize in theology in 1822. His taste for … Continue reading “Mohl, Julius Von”

Mohism See Mo chia and Chinese philosophy. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Mohileff (Mohyloviensis) Latin Catholic archdiocese and ecclesiastical province in Russia. For the few Catholics in Russia before the partition of Poland, some mission stations sufficed. The Jesuits, who came in ambassadorial suites, laboured in Moscow from 1648, and in 1691 built the first Catholic church there. The free exercise of the Catholic religion, granted in … Continue reading “Mohileff”

Mohdi (i.e. the Director) is the title among the Mohammedans for that descendant of Mohammed whose coming is to be one of the signs of the general resurrection. Concerning this person, Mohammed prophesied that the world should not have an end till one of his own family should govern the Arabians, whose name should be … Continue reading “Mohdi”

Mohawks A North American Indian tribe, the most easterly of the Iroquois confederation, represented in the federal council by nine chiefs, three from each clan. Their villages were in the Mohawk valley, their territory extending north towards the Saint Lawrence River; east to the Schoharie creek; south to the eastern branch of the Susquehanna River … Continue reading “Mohawks”

Mohawk Version Of The Scriptures The Mohawk was spoken by the Indian tribes west of the falls of the Niagara. For the benefit of these peoples the British and Foreign Bible Society published Isaiah and the gospels of Luke and John in the vernacular of the Mohawk Indians, while the Pentateuch and Psalms are translated … Continue reading “Mohawk Version Of The Scriptures”

Moharram any thing sacred or forbidden by the Mussulman law. It is likewise the name of the first month of the Arabic year, before the time of Mohammedanism, and was so called because the ancient Arabs were forbidden to make war against one another during this month. The first ten days of the month Moharram … Continue reading “Moharram”

Mohammedanism The religion founded by Mohammed after he had effected the conquest of Arabia and united its warring tribes into one nation and one religion in 632. It is made up of beliefs and practises taken from Arabian heathenism, Judaism, Christianity , Sabian Gnostics and Zoroaster. It requires, belief in one God, in its Angels … Continue reading “Mohammedanism”

Mohammedan Sects My community, the Prophet of Islam is reported to have said, will separate itself into seventy-three sects; one only will be saved all the others shall perish. This prophecy, if it were ever made, has in a large measure been fulfilled. The Mohammedans are divided into fifty-five orthodox and eighteen liberal sects. Probably … Continue reading “Mohammedan Sects”

Mohammedan Confraternities The countries where Mohammedanism prevails are full of religious associations, more or less wrapped in secrecy, which are also political, and which may prove troublesome at some future time. The oldest of them, the Kadriya, dat es from the twelfth century of our era, having been called into existence by the necessity of … Continue reading “Mohammedan Confraternities”