Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Metellopolis A titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor. The inscriptions make known a Phrygian town named Motella which name is connected with the Phrygian feminine proper name Motalis and the Cilician masculine Motales, as also with Mutalli, or Mutallu, the name of an ancient Hittite king of Northern Commagene. One of these inscriptions … Continue reading “Metellopolis”

Metel (Lat. Metellus), Hugues a French canon, was born at Toul, in Lorraine, about 1080. He was the offspring of wealthy parents. While yet a child he lost his father, and was indebted to the solicitude of his mother for a liberal education. He studied theology at Laon under the celebrated teacher Anselm, and embraced … Continue reading “Metel (Lat. Metellus), Hugues”

Mete-Yard (, middah’, Lev 19:35; measure simply, as elsewhere rendered). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Mete METE.To mete Is to measure, and a mete-yard (Lev 19:35) is a merchants measuring-stick. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Mete met (, madhadh): To measure, either with a utensil of dry measure, as in Exo 16:18, or to measure with a line or measure of length, as in Psa 60:6; Psa 108:7; Isa … Continue reading “Mete”

Metcalfe, William, M.D a prominent minister of the Bible-Christian Church, was born in the parish of Orton, Westmoreland, England, March 11, 1788. He became a disciple of the Revelation Dr. Cowherd, a noted minister of the Swedenborgian Church, who in 1809 organized the Bible-Christian Church. Metcalfe in 1811 was ordained as a minister of this … Continue reading “Metcalfe, William, M.D”

Metcalfe, Edward Born in Yorkshire, 1792; died a martyr of charity at Leeds, 7 May, 1847. He entered the Benedictine monastery at Ampleforth in 1811, and was ordained five years later. He distinguished himself early as a linguist. From 1822 to 1824, he served on the mission at Kilvington. About this time, at the request … Continue reading “Metcalfe, Edward”

Metcalf, Kendrick, D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, devoted nearly the whole of his active life to educational work. For many years he was Hobart professor of the Greek and Latin languages and literature in the Hobart Free College, Geneva, N.Y. For some time he was a member of the standing committee of his diocese. In … Continue reading “Metcalf, Kendrick, D.D”

Metawilah a heretical Mohammedan sect, who maintain that the allegorical and not the literal meaning of the Koran is: binding on the faithful. They are found principally in the district lying to the south and east of Tyre, in the regions contiguous to the sources of the Jordan, and in Caele-Syria proper. They are Shiites, … Continue reading “Metawilah”

Metatron an angel frequently mentioned by rabbinical writers, and to whom they ascribe superior prerogatives. He is said to, be “the king of angels,” and to “ascend to the throne of glory above nine hundred firmaments to carry up the prayers of the Israelites.” He is supposed by some to have been the angel who … Continue reading “Metatron”

Metastasis; or, Counter-Blame A transferring of the Blame from ones self to another Me-tas-ta-sis. Greek, , from (meta), beyond, over, and , a standing or placing (from (histanai), to put or place). Hence, Metastasis means a placing beyond: i.e., a transferring. Hence called by the Latins TRANSLATIO, a translating. The Figure is so called because … Continue reading “Metastasis; or, Counter-Blame”