Means, John Oliver, D.D a Congregational minister, was born at Augusta, Maine, August 1, 1822. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1843, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1849, having meanwhile served four years as purser in the navy. He was ordained December 3, 1851, pastor at East Medway, Massachusetts, a position which he held … Continue reading “Means, John Oliver, D.D”
Means, Alexander, D.D., LL.D
Means, Alexander, D.D., LL.D a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born at Statesville, N.C., February 6, 1801. He studied four years at the academy in his native place; taught school one year at Mocksville; studied medicine, and practiced it six years at Covington, Georgia; became a local preacher in 1829; and from … Continue reading “Means, Alexander, D.D., LL.D”
Means (by all, by any, etc.)
Means (by all, by any, etc.) an adverb from pas, “all,” denoting “wholly, altogether, entirely,” is used in 1Co 9:22, “by all means.” When the Apostle says, “I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some,” he is simply speaking of his accommodating himself to various human conditions … Continue reading “Means (by all, by any, etc.)”
means
means The agents or things used to obtain an end . They are the bridge over which the agent reaches the desired end . Usually, they are associated with the question: “Does the end justify the means ?” See also, end end justifies the means New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Meaning, Kinds of
Meaning, Kinds of In semiotic (q. v.) several kinds of meaning, i.e. of the function of an expression in language and the content it conveys, are distinguished. An expression (sentence) has cognitive (or theoretical, assertive) meaning, if it asserts something and hence is either true or false. In this case, it is called a cognitive … Continue reading “Meaning, Kinds of”
Meaning
Meaning A highly ambiguous term, with at least four pivotal senses, involving intention or purpose, designation or reference, definition or translation, causal antecedents or consequences. Each of these provides overlapping families of cases generated by some or all of the following types of systematic ambiguity– Arising from a contrast between the standpoints of speaker and … Continue reading “Meaning”
Meani
Meani ( v. r. and ), a less correct form (1Es 5:31) for the SEE MEHUNIM (q.v.) of the Hebrews text (Ezr 2:50). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Meani me-ani: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) Maani (1 Esdras 5:31). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
mean, golden
mean, golden (Latin: medium, middle) The mid-way or mean between extremes; the law or norm of virtue according to the Roman adage: In media stat virtus (virtue is in the middle), like the fulcrum of a balance; the supreme characteristic and merit of the Catholic Church , always avoiding excess and deficiency, as in the … Continue reading “mean, golden”
Mean, Doctrine of the
Mean, Doctrine of the In Aristotle’s ethics, the doctrine that each of the moral virtues is an intermediate state between extremes of excess and defect. — O.R.M. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Mean (Verb)
Mean (Verb) “to be,” in certain of its forms, has an explicative force, signifying “to denote, to import,” e.g., Mat 9:13; Mat 12:7, “(what this) meaneth,” lit., “(what this) is;” Luk 18:36, “meant” (lit., “might be”); Act 10:17, “might mean,” RV (lit., “might be”); in Luk 15:26 the RV keeps to the verb “to be,” … Continue reading “Mean (Verb)”