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proper noun (plurale tantum)
- (context, Christian Bible) The three wise men that met the baby Jesus at the Epiphany.
- (astronomy) The three bright stars that form Orion's Belt.
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| Mal. |
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abbreviation (infl, en, abbreviation)
- (biblical) An abbreviation used for book of Malachi of the Old Testament.
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| Malachi |
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proper noun
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- (biblical) A minor prophet.
- (given name, male) mostly used in Ireland as an anglicization of two Gaelic names.
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| Mammon |
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noun (sometimes mammon)
- wealth regarded as an evil influence
- (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"
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| manna |
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noun
- Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- By extension, any good thing which comes into one's hands by luck or good fortune.
- The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/forest/plants/gum.html
- 1966: The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing. — Bill Beatty, Tales of Old Australia, National Distributors, ISBN 1-86436-013-5, page 14, discussing old Australian foods
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| Markan |
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adjective
- of, or relating to Mark the Evangelist
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| Martha |
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proper noun - (given name, female, )
- (context, Biblical character) The sister of Lazarus and Mary in the New Testament.
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| Matthew |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Gospel of Matthew)
- (given name, male)
- (biblical) w:Matthew the Evangelist, Matthew the Evangelist, one of the twelve disciples. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew.
- (biblical) The Gospel of St. Matthew, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.
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| Matthias |
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proper noun
- (biblical character) The Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot.
- (given name, male), derived from the same source as Matthew.
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| Methuselah |
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noun
- A bottle of Champagne or Burgundy wine containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
proper noun
- The oldest person whose age is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, having reportedly lived 969 years.
- (italbrac, hence) Any person or thing that has lived to a very old age.
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| Micah |
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proper noun
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- Any of several people in the Old Testament, especially the minor prophet and author of this book.
- (given name, male) of Biblical origin.
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| Michael |
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proper noun
- (given name, male, from Hebrew, ).
- (context, Judaism, Christianity) An archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation.
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| Miriam |
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proper noun
- (biblical character) Sister of Moses and Aaron, and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed. She appears first in the book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible.
- (given name, female).
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| Miserere |
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noun
- The 51st Psalm, sometimes set to music.
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