Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mayer, Georg Karl Wilhelm a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born in 1807 at Aschbach, Franconia. He received holy orders in 1837, was cathedral chaplain at Bamberg in 1838, in 1842 was appointed professor of theology at the lyceum, in 1862 member of the chapter, and died July 22, 1868. He wrote, Geist und … Continue reading “Mayer, Georg Karl Wilhelm”

Mayer, Christian Jesuit astronomer, born Moravia 20 August 1719; died Heidelberg, Germany, 16 April 1783. He taught mathematics at the University of Heidelberg, constructed and took charge of astronomical observatories at Mannheim and Schwetzingen, and conducted scientific research in Paris and Saint Petersburg. He was a member of numerous learned societies. His claims of having … Continue reading “Mayer, Christian”

Mayence, Councils At Of the numerous councils of the Church of Rome convened here, special notice is due to those of 813, 847-8, 1225, and 1549. (1.) The first of these, convened June 9, 813, by order of Charlemagne, was composed of thirty bishops and twenty-five abbots; Hildebald, archbishop of Cologne and arch-chaplain, presided. The … Continue reading “Mayence, Councils At”

Mayence a German town, beautifully situated on a sloping hill on the left bank of the River Rhine, is noted in ecclesiastical annals as the seat of an archiepiscopal see, and as the seat of several important Church councils. SEE MAYENCE, COUNCILS OF. Mayence as an Archbishopric and Bishopric. We have no trustworthy information as … Continue reading “Mayence”

Mayan Version Of The Scriptures Mayan is the vernacular of a tribe of Indians inhabiting Yucatan, a peninsula to the east of Mexico, projecting northward between the gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean sea. In 1864 only a part of the gospel of Luke was published by the British and Foreign Bible Society in this … Continue reading “Mayan Version Of The Scriptures”

Maya Indians The most important of the cultured aborigines of North America, belonging to Mexico , Yucatan, and Guatemala. They number about 2,000,000 and have preserved the Maya language. According to their legends they came from the West. They were not conquered by Spain until 1542. The first missionaries were Franciscans , among them the … Continue reading “Maya Indians”

Maya (Sanscrit, Illusion) is a term applied by the Hindus, in a philosophical or mystical sense, to that power which caused or created the visible phenomena of the universe. The Hindu, like Berkeley and other European philosophers, assumes that external objects have no absolute existence, but that they are mere impressions on the mind. Maya, … Continue reading “Maya”

May, Samuel Joseph an eminent Unitarian minister and philanthropist, was born in Boston, Mass., in 1797. He graduated at Harvard College in 1817; and, after preaching several years as a Unitarian minister at Brooklyn, Conn., became general agent of the Massachusetts Anti-slavery Society. Afterwards he assumed a pastorate at South Scituate, Mass.; from 1842 to … Continue reading “May, Samuel Joseph”

May, Mayest, Might “to be able, have power,” whether by personal ability, permission, or opportunity, is sometimes rendered “may” or “might,” e.g., Mat 26:9; Mar 14:5; Act 17:19; 1Th 2:6. In the following the RV substitutes “can,” “canst,” “couldst,” for the AV, e.g., Mat 26:42; Mar 4:32; Mar 14:7; Luk 16:2; Act 24:11; Act 25:11; … Continue reading “May, Mayest, Might”

May Laws The name applied to a series of laws enacted by the Prussian Diet May 1873-1875, marking the beginning of the conflict between Church and State in Germany, generally known as the Kulturkampf . The May Laws had the fullest support of Bismarck, though their actual author was Falk, the Prussian minister of public … Continue reading “May Laws”