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Same as Lutanist.

The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church.

r lamps. The botanical name is in common use for the garden species. The corn cockle (Lychnis Githago) is a common weed in wheat fields.

The doctrines of Macedonius.

The supposed principles of Machiavel, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power.

A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.

One who edits or writes for a magazine. [R.]

See Mohammedanism.

See Mohammedan, Mohammedanism.

Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs. [Written also maleadministration.]

Maladministration.

The system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.

Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon. Carlyle.

Devotion to the pursuit of wealth; worldliness. Carlyle.

A mammonite.

A government mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins. F. Lieder.

The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage. [Obs.]

One who mangonizes. (Zoöl.)

A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See Pangolin.

a human being in form or nature; human. Chaucer. But yet it was a figure Most like to mannish creature. Gower.