Mnemic Causation (Gr. mneme, memory) Type of causation of which memory is an instance, in which a present phenomenon (e.g. a present memory) is explained not only by its immediate antecedents but by a remote event in time (e.g. an earlier experience). See Mneme. — L.W. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Mneme
Mneme (Gr. Mneme, memory) Term proposed by Semon (Die Mneme, 1904; Die mnemeschen Empfindungen, 1909) and adopted by B. Russell (Analysis of Mind) to designate the conservation in a living organism of the effects of earlier stimulation. Ordinary memory is interpreted as an instance of mnemic conservation. — L.W. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Mnason
MNASON Of Cyprus, “an old disciple” with whom Paul lodged at Jerusalem, Mal 21:16 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Mnason Mnason, an early disciple ( , i.e., probably, a disciple from the beginning [cf. Act 11:15, ]), is mentioned in Act 21:16 as the host of St. Paul in Jerusalem. The ambiguity of … Continue reading “Mnason”
M.M.S.
M.M.S. = Medical Mission Sisters Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
MM.
MM. = martyrs Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
MKown, J. Le Grange, D.D
MKown, J. Le Grange, D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Guilderland, N.Y., August 13, 1824. He was of Scotch-Irish descent, and reared in the Reformed Church, but at the age of fourteen united with the Methodists. At seventeen he entered Troy Conference Academy, and later graduated from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, in 1849. … Continue reading “MKown, J. Le Grange, D.D”
M.J.C.
M.J.C. M.J.C. = Militia Jesu Christi; Militia Christi, a Dominican Third Order Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Mizzah
Mizzah (Heb. Mizzah’, , despair; Sept. , in Chronicles ), the last named of the four sons of Reuel, the son of Esau by Bashemath (Gen 36:13; 1Ch 1:37), and a petty chieftain of the Edomites (Gen 36:17). B.C. considerably post 1927. The settlements of his descendants are believed by Mr. Forster (Hist. Geog. of … Continue reading “Mizzah”
Mizraim
MIZRAIM A son of Ham, and father of various African races, Gen 10:6, but particularly of the Egyptians, to whom his name was given. Mizraim is also the Hebrew word for Egypt in the Bible, and this country is still called Misr in Arabic. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Mizraim (Heb. Mitsra’yim, , if … Continue reading “Mizraim”
Mizpeh Of Benjamin
Mizpeh Of Benjamin Respecting this place Lieut. Conder remarks (Tent Work, 2:117): “There are plenty of Mizpehs in Palestine, but in positions quite inapplicable, whereas, in the right direction there is no name of the kind (so far as has yet been discovered), for Sh’afat is not apparently derived from Mizpeh, but is a name … Continue reading “Mizpeh Of Benjamin”