Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Madagascar Version SEE MAILAGASI. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Madagascar On the second day of March, 1500, a fleet of thirteen ships, commanded by Pedro Alvarez Cabral, sailed from Lisbon to explore the Indian Ocean. On 10 August, one vessel of this fleet, commanded by Diego Dias, having been parted from the rest by stress of weather, came in sight of a point of … Continue reading “Madagascar”

Mad, Madness , halal, , shagha; , mana): 1. In the Old Testament: These words, and derivatives from the same roots are used to express various conditions of mental derangement. Though usually translated mad, or madness they are often used for temporary conditions to which one would scarcely apply them today except as common colloquial … Continue reading “Mad, Madness”

Mad SEE MADNESS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Macwhorter, Alexander, D.D. a Presbyterian divine, born in Newcastle County, Delaware, July 15, 1734; graduated at Princeton College, N. J., in 1757; settled near Newark in 1759; was employed as a missionary to North Carolina in 1764-6; was chaplain to Knox’s Brigade in 1778; settled in Charlotte, N. C., in 1779, but removed in 1780 … Continue reading “Macwhorter, Alexander, D.D.”

Macurdy Elisha Presbyterian minister, was born in Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 15, 1763; was educated at the Academy of Cannonsburg. and was licensed by the Presbytery of Ohio about 1799. His first labors were as a missionary in the regions bordering on Lake Erie. In June, 1800, he was ordained and installed pastor of the united … Continue reading “Macurdy”

Mactaris A titular see of the Byzantine Empire. This town is not spoken of by any ancient geographers; the “Notitia Africæ” mentions it among the towns of the Byzantine Empire. It is now the village of Mactar, headquarters of the civil administration between Kairouan and the Kef, in Tunisia, situated 950 metres above the sea-level, … Continue reading “Mactaris”

MacSherry, Richard Physician, born West Virginia, 1817; died Baltimore, Maryland, 1885. He was army surgeon under General Taylor in the Seminole War, and founder and first president of the Baltimore Academy of Medicine. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Macron (, i.e. long-head; Vulg. Macer), the surname of Ptolemaus or Ptolemee, the son of Dorymenes (1Ma 3:38) and governor of Cyprus under Ptolemy Philometor (2Ma 10:12). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Macron MACRON.Surname of Ptolemy (1Ma 3:38, 2Ma 4:45), who was governor of Cyprus (2Ma 10:12 f.) and subsequently of Cle-Syria … Continue reading “Macron”

Macrocosm (vs. Microcosm) The universe as contrasted with some small part of it which epitomizes it in some respect under consideration or exhibits an analogous structure; any large “world” or complex or existent as contrasted with a miniature or small analogue of it, whether it be the physical expanse of the universe as against an … Continue reading “Macrocosm”