Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Meir Rabbi (surnamed illuminator, i.e. the enlightener, from the estimate which his contemporaries had formed of his merit), lived about 120. He was a native of Asia Minor. Legend traces his origin to the emperor Nero. He was a disciple of the famous rabbi Akiba (q.v.), and was very intimate with Elisa ben Abua, who, … Continue reading “Meir”

Meiosis; or, A Be-Littleing (A be-littleing of one thing to magnify another) Mei–sis. Greek , a lessening, or diminution: from (mei-o-), to make smaller. It is known also by the name LITOTES, li-to-tees: Greek , plainness, simplicity. The Latins called it DIMINUTIO (Di-mi-nu-ti-o) and EXTENUATIO (Ex-ten-u-a-ti-o). By this figure one thing is diminished in order … Continue reading “Meiosis; or, A Be-Littleing”

Meinwerk, Blessed Tenth Bishop of Paderborn, d. 1036: Meinwerk (Meginwerk) was born of the noble family of the Immedinger and related to the royal house of Saxony. His father was Imad (Immeth), Count of Teisterbant and Radichen, and his mother’s name was Adela (Adala, Athela). In early youth he was dedicated by his parents to … Continue reading “Meinwerk, Blessed”

Meinwerk bishop of Paderborn from 1009 to 1036, was of noble descent. He was educated at Halberstadt and Hildesheim, and became royal chaplain under Otto III. Henry II made him bishop, and took him to Italy in 1013. Meinwerk also accompanied Henry’s successor, Conrad II, to Italy in 1026, and by the services which Meinwerk … Continue reading “Meinwerk”

Meintel, Johann Georg a Protestant theologian of the 18th century, is the author of Notae Selectissimorum Commentatorum Judaicorum in Psalmos Davidi (Schwabach, 1744): Monarchie der Hebirer (Nuremberg, 1751); Probe einer kritischen Polyglottenbibel (ibid. 1764-70): Kurze Erklarung des Buches Hiob (1771): Metaphrasis Libri Jobi, sive Jobus Metricus (1774). See Furst, Bibl. Jud. 2:342. (B.P.) Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Meintel, Johann Georg”

Meintel, Conrad Stephen a German theologian, was born at Schwabach, Bavaria, in the early part of the 18th century. In his very youth he made such rapid progress in old and modern languages that he had finished in his twelfth year the reading of the Bible in the original. He studied theology at the university … Continue reading “Meintel, Conrad Stephen”

Meinrad, St a German Roman Catholic ascetic, was born towards the close of the 8th century. He was educated at the abbey of Reichenau. He secluded himself in a desert near the Etzel Mountains, and afterwards near the spot where now stands the Benedictine convent of Einsiedeln, which was built in 934 by the canon … Continue reading “Meinrad, St”

Meinrad, Saint Martyr, born in the Slichgau near Rottenburg, of the Hohenzollern family; died 861. He was educated at the abbey school of Reichenau, where he became a monk and was ordained. After some years at Reichenau and Bollingen, he embraced an eremitical life and established his hermitage on the slopes of Mount Etzel, taking … Continue reading “Meinrad, Saint”

Meinong, Alexius (1853-1921) Was originally a disciple of Brentano, who however emphatically rejected many of Meinong’s later contentions. He claimed to have discovered a new a priori science, the “theory of objects” (to be distinguished from metaphysics which is an empirical science concerning reality, but was never worked out by Meinong). Anything “intended” by thought … Continue reading “Meinong, Alexius”

Meinhold, Johann Wilhelm a German theologian, was born Feb. 27, 1797, at Netzelkow, on the isle of Usedom, and was educated at Greifswalde. In 1820 he was appointed rector of the school at Usedom, and soon after minister at Koserow, near the Baltic; in 1826 at Krummin, and in 1844 at Rehwinkel, near Stargard. He … Continue reading “Meinhold, Johann Wilhelm”