Methodist bishop Prelate in the American Methodist Episcopal Church elected by the General Conference. They are not bishops in the sense in which this name is used in the Catholic Church and Anglican , or Episcopalian, Church, but superintendents, sharing in common their jurisdiction without being confined to any diocese or district. For practical reasons … Continue reading “Methodist bishop”
METHODIST
METHODIST A name applied to different sects, both Papists and Protestants. 1.The popish Methodists were those polemical doctors who arose in France about the middle of the seventeenth century, in opposition to the Huguenots, or Protestants. These Methodists, from their different manner of treating the controversy with their opponents, may be divided into two classes. … Continue reading “METHODIST”
Methodism
Methodism A religious movement which was originated in 1739 by John Wesley in the Anglican Church, and subsequently gave rise to numerous separate denominations. I. DOCTRINAL POSITION AND PECULIARITIES The fact that John Wesley and Methodism considered religion primarily as practical, not dogmatic, probably accounts for the absence of any formal Methodist creed. The “General … Continue reading “Methodism”
methodical mental prayer
methodical mental prayer (Latin: meditari, to ponder) The application of the mind and will to some spiritual principle, mystery, or event, for the purpose of sanctifying one’s soul by exciting proper spiritual emotions and resolving on a course of action. It has always been practised by devout persons and encouraged among priests and in religious … Continue reading “methodical mental prayer”
Methodic Doubt
Methodic Doubt The suspension of judgment in regard to possible truths until they have been demonstrated to be either true or false; in Cartesianism the criterion is the clearness and distinctness of ideas. — V.J.B. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Method of trial and error
Method of trial and error Method of solving a problem, or of accomplishing an end, by putting the hypotheses or means to direct test in actuality rather than by considering them imaginatively in terms of foreseen consequences; opposed to reflection. — A.C.B. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Method of simple enumeration
Method of simple enumeration Inductive process by which the initial probability of a generalization is increased by more instances exactly the same as those previously observed. — A.C.B. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Method
Method (Gr. methodos, method) Any procedure employed to attain a certain end. Any knowing techniques employed in the process of acquiring knowledge of a given subject-matter. The science which formulates the rules of any procedure. — A.C.B. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Methoar
Methoar SEE REMMON-METHOAR. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Methen
Methen SEE MITHNITE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature