Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mitchell, Donald a Scotch missionary to India, flourished in the first half of our century. Of his early history nothing is known to us. He was the first missionary sent out by the Scottish Missionary Society. He settled at Bombay, where he labored with zeal, and saw his efforts crowned with much success. His plan … Continue reading “Mitchell, Donald”

Mitchell, Alfred a Congregational minister, was born May 22, 1790, at Wethersfield, Conn. He graduated at Yale College in 1809; was ordained pastor in Norwich October 1814; and died December 19, 1831. He published five occasional sermons. Sprague, Annals, 2:601. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Mitakshara is the name of several Sanscrit commentatorial works of the Hindus. One of these is a commentary on the text-book of the Vedanta philosophy; another, a commentary on the Mimansa work of Kumarila; a third, a commentary on the Brihadhranyaka, etc. SEE VEDA. The most renowned work, however, bearing this title is a detailed … Continue reading “Mitakshara”

Mistress mistres (, baalah, , gebhereth): Is the translation of baalah, lady, owner (1Ki 17:17; Nah 3:4); in 1Sa 28:7, a woman that hath a familiar spirit is literally, the mistress of a familiar spirit; of gebhereth (Gen 16:4, Gen 16:8, Gen 16:9; 2Ki 5:3; Psa 123:2; Pro 30:23; Isa 24:2); in Isa 47:5, Isa … Continue reading “Mistress”

Mistletoe (Anglo-Sax. misteltan, Ger. mistel; the tan of the Anglo-Saxon name means a tine or prong, a shoot of a tree; mistel is of uncertain etymology, but probably the same, in meaning at least, as the Latin viscus), a genus (Viscumn) of small parasitical shrubs of the natural order Loranthacce. This order is exogenous, and … Continue reading “Mistletoe”

Misteca An important tribe of southern Mexico, of Zapotecan stock. They are industrious farmers, weavers, and potters of reliable and independent character. They have taken an active part in Mexican politics. Evangelized by the Dominicans , they are Catholics with survivals of pagan customs. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Mist (, ed, Gen 2:6) signifies a rising vapor, a fog, or cloud, which again distils upon the ground (Job 36:27). The Chaldee paraphrase renders it , the cloud. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Mist (, ‘edh; , achlus, , homchle): Mist is caused by particles of water vapor filling the air … Continue reading “Mist”

Missy, Cesar De a writer of French parentage, was born June 2, 1703, at Berlin, and studied theology at Frankfort-on-the-Oder; but for his persistent refusal to sign the official formula of creed he was excluded from the ministry in Prussia. He went to Holland, where he allied with his duties of a minister the pursuits … Continue reading “Missy, Cesar De”

Missouri Test-Oath In January, 1865, there assembled in St. Louis, Missouri, a “Constitutional Convention” composed of individuals, most of whom were unknown outside of the localities in which they claimed to reside. They had been chosen by a fraction of the voters, as people of voting age were generally in either the Confederate or Federal … Continue reading “Missouri Test-Oath”

Missouri The 24th state to be admitted to the United States, 10 August 1821. The settlement of Saint Louis by Laclede in 1764 was antedated by those of Old Mines and Saint Genevieve by French miners and traders, c.1735. By 1750 they were visited by Jesuit missionaries, and one of the oldest documents of the … Continue reading “Missouri”