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The Supreme Being; Jehovah.

hing our own. In that part of the world which was first inhabited, even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered with their flocks and herds. Locke.

The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; -- applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning ! how art thou cut down to the ground which didst weaken the nations ! Is. xiv. 12. Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this passage of Is…

it, used as a sponge and in the manufacture of caps and women's hats; -- written also loofah.

The mahogany tree (Swietenia Mahogoni).

at the shock on taking the beach through surf is much reduced. [Written also masula, masulah, etc.]

d rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries. [Written also Masorah, Massora, and Massorah.]

A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. [Written also mahl-stick.]

Of or pertaining to Ahura-Mazda, or Ormuzd, the beneficent deity in the Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence, Zoroastrian.

ons of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise. Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite Thy power! what thought can measure thee Milton.

natural order (Meliacæ) of plants of which the genus Melia is the type. It includes the mahogany and the Spanish cedar.

h a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0º Centigrade or 32º Fahr., that of urea is 132º Centigrade. -- Melting pot, a vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.

The quahog.

A German epic poem on the Messiah, by Klopstock.

Of or relating to the Messiah; as, the Messianic office or character.

The Messiah. I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ. John iv. 25.

resinous luster and high specific gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in octahedral crystals usually very minute.

imp. of May. Etym: [AS. meahte, mihte.]

To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride. Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud. 1 Kings xviii. 27. Let not ambition mock their useful toil. Gray.

taining to Mohammed, or the religion and institutions founded by Mohammed. [Written also Mahometan, Mahomedan, Muhammadan, etc.]